25 11 000 Removing and installing shift lever

Special tools required: 

• 25 1 120

Necessary preliminary tasks: 

• Remove reinforcement carrier.
• Remove Rear Underbody Protection .
• Remove heat shields.
• Remove Knob  for shift lever.
• Remove Gaiter For Shift Lever Cover .

Support transmission with workshop jack.

Remove screws and nuts.

Remove cross-member.

For tightening torque refer to 23 71 1AZ/2AZ in 23 71 TRANSMISSION MOUNTS .

Fig 1: Identifying Cross Member Screws And Nuts

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Remove shift rod  (2).

Installation: 

Grease shift rod pin.

Key:

1. Retainer
2. Shift rod
   Fig 2: Identifying Shift Rod And Retainer

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Insert special tool 25 1 120 into mount and turn 90° counterclockwise.

Press mount upwards out of shift arm.

Fig 3: Identifying Special Tool (25 1 120)

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Feed U-gaiter from shift arm and out of body cutout.

Lift out shift lever.

Installation: 

Pull U-gaiter from below completely over shift arm receptacle.

Fig 4: Identifying U-Gaiter

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Installation: 

Pull U-gaiter bead (4) over receptacle on shift arm and pop U-gaiter lips (3) into body cutout.

Make sure the arrow on the upper U-gaiter lip (3) is seated in the direction of travel and crossways to the shift lever eye (5).

Key:

1. Shift lever
2. U-gaiter moulded section
3. U-gaiter lips
4. U-gaiter bead
5. Shift lever eye
   Fig 5: Identifying Shift Lever

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Installation: 

Grease shift lever ball.

Fit mount on shift arm receptacle.

Align retaining lugs of mount to openings in receptacle (crossways to direction of travel).

Press shift arm with mount downwards until mount snaps audibly into place (if necessary, use a pressing-in tool).

Fig 6: Identifying Grease Shift Lever Ball

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