Shift mechanism, disassembling and assembling (vehicles with ignition key removal lock): Notes
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The following list pertains to Fig 1.
- Ignition/starter switch
- Locking cable
- Must not be kinked
- Adjusting, see Locking cable, adjusting
- Removing and installing, see Locking cable, removing and installing (vehicles with ignition key removal lock)
- Clip
- Selector lever handle
- For securing locking cable
- Always replace
- Set screw
- 1.5 N.m (13 in. lb)
- Cover
- With selector indicator
- Sleeve
- Cover strip
- Insert into cover -3-
- Selector lever
- Disassemble and assemble, see page
- Removing: Lower protective plate is removed and front protective plate is removed and pushed forward
- Installing: Insert locking cable anchorage in notch of selector lever housing
- Securing harness to selector housing, see Selector lever housing, installing wiring harness .
- Nuts
- To secure central console
- Spacer
- Gasket
- Always replace
- Selector lever housing
- Does not need to be removed to replace selector lever cable or individual shift mechanism parts
- Removing and installing, see Selector lever housing, removing and installing
- Screw
- 25 N.m (18 ft lb)
- Nut
- 15 N.m (11 ft lb)
- Always replace
- Qty. 3
- Protective sleeve
- Insert into selector lever housing -13- before attaching selector lever cable -18-
- Nut
- 25 N.m (18 ft lb)
- Selector lever cable
- Do not bend or kink
- Lightly grease cable eyelet and cable ends before installing
- To remove selector lever -9-, lower protective plate is removed, exhaust system is separated in front of catalyst (catalyst is removed on 6-cylinder engines and front protective plate is removed.
- Tighten cable on cable anchorage/selector lever housing to 20 N.m (15 ft lb)
- Remove clipped lever cable from transmission support bracket, see Selector lever cable, removing from transmission support bracket
- Check guide tube for tight fit.
- Check protective sleeve between console and lever/gearshift shaft for proper seating and secure selector lever cable with corrugated locking element
- Attaching selector lever cable to selector lever -9-, see Selector lever cable, installing to selector lever
- Adjusting, see SELECTOR LEVER CABLE, CHECKING AND ADJUSTING
- Seal
- Bonded to cable anchorage
- Replace if damaged
- Circlip
- Washer
- Bolt
- 6 N.m (53 in lb)
- Transmission
- Lever
- For selector shaft
- Console
- With cable anchorage for selector lever cable -18-
- Washer
- Bolt
- 25 N.m (18 ft lb)
- Corrugated locking element
- For selector lever cable -25-
- Always replace