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Shift Lever And Housing, Through 10.06

NOTE:

Lubricate the bearing areas and the sliding surfaces.

Fig 1: Exploded View Of Shift Lever And Shift Housing (Through 10.06), Servicing
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  1. Lock Washer
    • Removing and installing, refer to Figure.
  2. Bushing
  3. Pressure Spring
  4. Bushing
  5. TORX R Bolt
    • 5 Nm
  6. Cover
  7. Insulation
  8. Insulation
  9. Bearing Shell
  10. Shift Lever Guide
  11. Washer
  12. Gasket
    • Between the shift housing and the underbody.
    • With self-adhesive on it.
    • Installs to the shift housing.
  13. Shift Lever
  14. Shift Housing
  15. Bushing
  16. Pin
  17. Bushing
  18. Pressure Spring
    • Installing, refer to Fig 3.
  19. Selector Bracket
  20. TORX R Bolt
    • 5 Nm
  21. Gasket
    • Always replace.
  22. Base Plate
    • Bend the tabs down in order to remove.
    • Always replace.
  23. Selector Cable
    • To the selector bracket. Refer to item 19 in Fig 1.
    • Removing and installing, refer to Fig 2.
  24. Shift Cable
    • Removing from and installing to the shift lever guide. Refer to Fig 2.
  25. Lock Washer
    • Always replace.
  26. Nut
    • M6 - 8 Nm
    • M8 - 25 Nm
    • Quantity: 4
  27. Bushing
    • Fits in one position only.
  28. Lock Washer
    • Always replace.

Selector and Shift Cables, Removing and Installing 

Fig 2: Removing And Installing Selector Cable And Shift Cable
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-- Remove the lock washers for the shift cable -A- and the selector cable -B-.

Lift the tab with a screwdriver -arrow 1- and remove the lock washer -arrow 2-.

-- Remove the shift cable -A- from the shift lever guide.

-- Remove the selector cable -B- from the selector bracket.

Pressure Spring, Installing 

Fig 3: Inserting Spring So That Leg Contacts Upper Part Of Pin
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-- Install the pressure spring so that the upper leg -A- is on top of the pin -arrow-.

-- Pull the lower leg -B- downward so that it is below the pin -arrow-.