Shift Shaft and Shift Fork Cleaning and Inspection: Notes
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2008 Cadillac CTS. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Using a suitable punch and hammer, remove the pin (100) from the dynamic damper weight (101).
- Remove the shift shaft detent cam (45) and the weight (101) from the shift control shaft (66).
- Remove the shift shaft detent (67) and the shift shaft detent spring (74).
- Remove the bolt (76) from the shift shaft detent lever (62).
- Remove the shift shaft detent lever (62) from the shift control shaft (66).
- Remove the 1st/2nd shift fork pin (70).
- Remove the 1st/2nd shift shaft (58).
- Remove the slotted pin (70) from the select control lever assembly (57). Slide the select control lever assembly (57) from the 1st/2nd shift shaft (58).
- Using a suitable punch and hammer, remove the pin (78) from the shift control lever bracket (44).
- Remove the bolt (69) from the 3rd/4th shift fork (49).
- Remove the 3rd/4th shift shaft (59).
- Remove the shift fork (49).
- Use a magnet to remove pins (77 and 78).
- Remove the bolt (69) from the 5th/6th shift fork (52). Slide the 5th/6th shift fork (52) from the 5th/6th shift shaft (60).
- Remove the 5th/6th shift shaft (60).
- Using a suitable punch and hammer, remove the pin (70) from the shift lever assembly (55). Slide the shift lever assembly (55) from the 5th/6th shift shaft (60).
- Using a suitable punch and hammer, remove pins (77 and 72).
- Using a suitable punch and hammer, remove the slotted pin (71) from the reverse shift fork (63). Slide the reverse shift fork (63) off the reverse shift shaft (61).
- Remove the reverse shift shaft assembly.
- Using a suitable punch and hammer, remove the long, slotted pin (70) from the internal shift control lever (56). Slide the internal shift control lever (56) and 1st/2nd shift fork assembly (46) from the reverse shift shaft (61).
- Remove the E-ring (82) and pull the control select arm pin (51) from the shift control lever bracket (44).
- Remove the control select arm (50) from the shift control lever bracket (44).
- Inspect the cam (45), shift forks (49), (52), (63) and assembly (46) for:
- Bent fork
- Hole for wear
- Cracks
- Measure the fork width and sleeve groove width for wear. If synchronizer sleeve to shift fork width clearance exceeds the maximum, replace the synchronizer sleeve and/or shift fork. Refer to Transmission Clearance Specifications and see Synchronizer Sleeve to Shift Fork - Maximum Clearance table.
- Inspect the detent lever (62), assembly (56 and 57), shift shaft (59) and control lever (56) for:
- Bent fork
- Hole for wear
- Cracks
IMPORTANT:
The shift detent ball (80) and spring (73) will come out of the shift control lever when the 1st/2nd shift shaft (58) is removed.
IMPORTANT:
The shift detent ball (80) and spring (73) will come out of the shift control lever bracket (44) when the 3rd/4th shift shaft (59) is removed.
IMPORTANT:
The shift detent ball (80) and spring (73) will come out of the shift control lever bracket (44) when the 5th/6th shift shaft (60) is removed.
IMPORTANT:
The shift detent ball (80) and spring (73) will come out of the shift control lever bracket (44) when the reverse shift shaft (61) is removed.