Shift lever cover, separating and assembling to shift lever knob

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Fig 1: Shift Lever Cover, Separating And Assembling To Shift Lever Knob

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Turn cover inside out.
Carefully pry clamping sleeve (arrow) off with a screwdriver and pull shift lever knob out.

Installation is performed in the reverse sequence. When installing note the following:

Insert shift lever knob in cover.
Push clamping sleeve onto shift lever knob and engage.
Install shift lever knob and cover together.