Removal and installation of gear shift lever cover (manual transmission) - ra68001400230x(0230)

Model 140 

Fig 1: Identifying Cover On Gearshift Lever Components

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Frame for boot (1)	press upward out of cover (7) with plastic wedge.
Ashtray housing	open.
Ashtray insert (2)	remove.
Screw (3) in ashtray housing	loosen.
Wooden cover (4)	remove upward.
Screws (5 and 6)	screw out (Allen wrench WAF 4 mm, 2.5 Nm)
Cover (7)	press toward rear and lift at front. Then pry out cover toward front and up.
Danger of damage, do not  use sharp tools!
Plug connector on switch	disconnect.
Reinstall	in opposite order.

Removal, installation 

1. Press frame for gearshift lever boot up out of cover with plastic wedge (arrows).
2. Open ashtray housing and remove ashtray insert.
   Fig 2: Locating Gearshift Lever Boot

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3. Loosen screw (arrow) in ashtray housing.
4. Remove wooden cover (4) upward.
   Fig 3: Identifying Wooden Cover

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5. Screw out screws (2 each, arrows) (Allen wrench WAF 4 mm, 2.5 Nm).
   Fig 4: Identifying Screws

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6. Press cover (7) toward rear and lift at front. Then pry out cover toward front and up.

   Danger of damage, do not  use sharp tools!

7. Disconnect plug connector on switch.
8. Reinstall in opposite order.

Fig 5: Locating Plug Connector On Switch

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Arrows = rear retaining tabs

Fig 6: Locating Rear Retaining Tabs

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Cover - rear