Removal and Installation: Installation

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Apply multi-purpose grease to sliding surface of control lever.
Install control lever spring, control lever, and guide plate to control lever housing.
Temporarily tighten guide plate mounting bolts while holding guide plate.
Install control lever to control rod and then tighten mounting bolt (<==) to the specified torque.
Install control rod boot to control lever housing.
CAUTION: Fit control rod boot to the groove on control lever housing.

Fig 1: Locating Control Lever Mounting Bolt
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Install guide plate with the following procedure.
1. Shift the control lever to 6th gear position (A).
2. Lightly shift control lever to the reverse gear direction until it stops, and keep control lever in this position.
3. Set guide plate so that guide plate portion (B) contacts control lever portion (C).
4. Temporarily tighten mounting bolt (D).
  
  Fig 2: Shifting Control Lever To 6th Gear Position
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5. Shift the control lever to 5th gear position (A).
6. Lightly shift control lever to the reverse gear direction until it stops, and keep control lever in this position.
7. Set guide plate so that guide plate portion (B) contacts control lever portion (C).
8. Tighten mounting bolt (D) to the specified torque.
9. Tighten mounting bolts (E) and (F) to the specified torque.
  
  Fig 3: Shifting Control Lever To 5th Gear Position
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Install control lever boot A (1) to control lever (2).
CAUTION:
- Check that groove of control lever boot A is engaged to guide plate (3).
- Be careful that control lever boot A is installed according to the specified location (<==).
Install hole insulator and control lever boot B.
CAUTION: Be careful with the orientation of hole insulator and control lever boot B.

Fig 4: Identifying Control Lever Boot Installation Position
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Install hole cover and then tighten mounting bolts (<==) to the specified torque.
CAUTION:
- Never damage center console assembly.
- Be careful with the orientation of hole cover.
  
  Fig 5: Locating Hole Cover Mounting Bolts
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Install clips (<==) to hole cover.
Install console finisher assembly. Refer to "REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION ".

Fig 6: Locating Control Lever Clips
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Install seat (1) and insulator (2) to control lever (3).
CAUTION:
- Be careful with the orientation of seat.
- Never lose seat.
Apply thread locking sealant to control lever threads and then install shift knob to control lever.
- Use Genuine Medium Strength Thread Locking Sealant or an equivalent. Refer to "RECOMMENDED CHEMICAL PRODUCTS AND SEALANTS ".
  CAUTION: Remove the remaining adhesive on control lever and shift knob threads.
  
  Fig 7: Identifying Seat And Insulator To Control Lever
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Set shift knob in the correct position with the following procedure.
1. When tightening shift knob, if shift knob comes to the proper position within 1/2 turn from the position at which resistance begins to be felt, tighten it 1 more turn to set it in the proper position.
  
  Fig 8: Identifying Shift Knob Correct Position
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2. If it takes more than 1/2 turn from the position at which resistance begins to be felt, tighten it to set it in the proper position.
  CAUTION:
  - Never adjust shift knob with loosing.
  - After adjusting to the proper position, until 30 minutes pass, never operate the shift knob intensely such as screwing or turning shift knob to opposite direction since a locking sealant becomes stiff.