25 11 250 Removing And Installing/Replacing Vibration Absorber

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Necessary preliminary tasks:

Remove shift lever cover. See REPLACING GAITER (SHIFT LEVER COVER) FOR SHIFT LEVER .
Remove shift lever knob. See REPLACING KNOB FOR SHIFT LEVER .

Open clamp (1) on vibration damper with pliers.

Unlock vibration damper with screwdriver (2) (there is a locking notch on one side only).

Lift out vibration damper.

Fig 1: Unlocking Vibration Damper Using Screwdriver

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Installation:

In the case of a new vibration damper which has been attachment to the shift lever, only the retainer (1) still needs to be unlocked.

Make sure the vibration damper is correctly engaged in the shift lever.

Fig 2: Unlocking Retainer

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