Functional check
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Requirements
- Transmission in neutral
- Shift lever in 3rd gear (3GR)/4th gear (4GR) gate
- Depress clutch pedal and start engine.
- Wait approximately 3-6 seconds, to allow transmission input shaft to come to a standstill.
- Select each gear several times, checking all gears. Pay particular attention to operation of reverse gear pawl.
Should any gear fail to engage smoothly after being selected repeatedly, the selector shaft play (lift) should be checked as follows:
- Select 1st gear.
- Press shift lever to left, to stop, then release. At same time observe selector shaft on transmission.
- Requires help of a second technician.
When moving the shift lever, the selector shaft must move approx. 1 mm (0.04 in.) in the direction of the -arrow-.
If not:
- Disengage 1st gear.
- Loosen nut -A- at actuating arm/gate selector cable mounting.
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- Gate selector cable has some play at mounting due to transfer elements-minimal play at mounting is normal
- Take up gate selector cable play by lightly pressing mounting toward bulkhead -arrow-.
- Tighten nut -A- in this position.CAUTION: Achieving a correct adjustment of the gear selector mechanism requires the following:
- Shift linkage and transfer elements operating correctly
- Rubber bushings (for mounting the selector cables to all operating elements) in good condition (not worn)
- Selector cables operate smoothly
- Transmission, clutch and clutch release mechanism in good condition