Shift Lever And Housing
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NOTE:
Lubricate the bearing areas and the sliding surfaces. Use the correct grease.
Shift mechanism disassembly and assembly. Refer to SHIFT MECHANISM .
- Base Plate
- Bend the tabs in order to remove.
- Always replace after removing.
- Gasket
- Always replace after removing.
- Shift Lever
- Can be removed and installed with the shift lever guide -item 15- installed.
- Washer
- Slide onto the shift lever as far as the stop -arrow-.
- Lock Washer
- Be careful not to damage the cables when removing them.
- Always replace after removing.
- Selector Cable
- Pry off of the selector bracket.
- Press onto the selector bracket inside the shift housing.
- Installed position, refer to SHIFT AND SELECTOR CABLES, INSTALLED POSITION .
- Bushing
- Shift Cable
- Pry off of the shift lever guide
- Press onto the shift lever guide inside the shift housing.
- Installed position, refer to SHIFT AND SELECTOR CABLES, INSTALLED POSITION .
- Insulation
- Bearing Shell
- Will get damaged when being removed.
- Always replace after removing.
- Bushing
- Lock Washer
- Removing and installing, refer to Fig 2.
- Pressure Spring
- Removing and Installing, refer to Fig 2.
- Bushing
- Shift Lever Guide
- Nut
- M6 - 8 Nm
- M8 - 25 Nm
- Quantity: 4
- Gasket
- Between the shift housing and the underbody.
- Replace after removing the gearshift housing.
- Equipped with self adhesive.
- Affix to the shift housing -18-.
- Shift Housing
- With the spring and selector bracket.
- The spring and selector bracket cannot be removed.
-- Hold the shift lever -2- tight.
-- Push the bushing -3- down in the -direction of the arrow-.
-- Remove the lock washer -1-.