Repair Procedures: Removal

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Place the shift lever into the "N" position.
Remove the air cleaner assembly.
(Refer to "AIR CLEANER ")
Remove the battery and the battery tray.
(Refer to "BATTERY ")
Disconnect the inhibitor switch connector (A).

Fig 1: Inhibitor Switch Connector
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Remove the shift cable mounting nut (A).

Fig 2: Shift Cable Mounting Nut
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Remove the manual control lever (B) and the washer after removing a nut (A).

Fig 3: Manual Control Lever & Mounting Nut
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Remove the inhibitor switch (A) after removing the bolts (2ea).

Fig 4: Inhibitor Switch
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