Shift Lever And Housing, From 11.06

Fig 1: Exploded View Of Shift Lever And Shift Housing (From 10.06), Servicing

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1. Base Plate
   • Bend the tabs down in order to remove.
   • Always replace.
2. Gasket
   • Always replace.
3. Shift Lever
   • Can be removed and installed with the shift lever guide installed. See item 15 in Fig 1.
4. Washer
   • Slide onto the shift lever as far as the stop -arrow-.
5. Lock Washer
   • Be careful not to damage the cables when removing them.
   • Always replace.
6. Selector Cable
   • Pry off of the selector bracket.
   • Press onto the selector bracket inside the shift mechanism housing.
   • Installed position, refer to SHIFT AND SELECTOR CABLES, INSTALLED POSITION .
7. Bushing
8. Shift Cable
   • Pry off of the shift lever guide.
   • Press onto the shift lever guide inside the shift mechanism housing.
   • Installed position, refer to SHIFT AND SELECTOR CABLES, INSTALLED POSITION .
9. Insulation
10. Bearing Shell
    • Will get damaged when being removed.
    • Always replace.
11. Bushing
12. Lock Washer
    • Removing and installing, refer to Fig 2.
13. Pressure Spring
14. Bushing
15. Shift Lever Guide
16. Nut
    • M6 - 8 Nm
    • M8 - 25 Nm
    • Quantity: 4
17. Gasket
    • Between the shift housing and the underbody.
    • With self-adhesive on it.
    • Installed to the shift housing.
18. Shift Housing
    • With the pressure spring and selector bracket.
    • The pressure spring and selector bracket cannot be removed.

Lock Washer, Removing and Installing 

Fig 2: Identifying Locking Washer, Spacer Bushing & Stop

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-- Push the bushing -arrow B- all the way down in the -direction of arrow C- and remove or install the lock washer -arrow A-.