Selector Mechanism, Disassembling And Assembling: Disassembling

-- Remove the gearshift mechanism, refer to SELECTOR MECHANISM, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the seal from the gearshift housing.

-- Bend up the tabs -arrows- on the shift mechanism base plate using a screwdriver and remove the base plate. The tabs on the front of the base plate are not shown.

Fig 1: Bending Tabs On Shift Mechanism Base Plate

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-- Remove the seal from the shift housing.

-- Remove the shift cable and the selector cable from the shift housing, refer to OVERVIEW - OPERATING CABLES .

-- Lift the upper end -A- of the pressure spring over the tab on the selector bracket.

Fig 2: Identifying Bearing Shell Notches

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-- Using a screwdriver, press bearing shell notches -arrows- in direction of shift lever guide bearing; break of notches if necessary.

-- Pry out bearing shell -A- with shift lever guide -B- from selector housing.

Fig 3: Identifying Bearing Shell Pressed Off Shift Lever Guide Bearing

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-- Then press bearing shell off shift lever guide bearing and remove.

Pay attention to the guides -A- in the next work procedure.

Fig 4: Identifying Ball Studs On Selector Bracket And Shift Lever Turned In
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They must not break off.

-- Lift the bottom end in direction of -arrow 1- of the pressure spring onto shoulder on selector bracket.

-- Now raise shift lever guide up as far as stop and remove ball studs from selector bracket in direction of -arrow 2-.

-- Turn the shift lever guide in direction of -arrow 1-.

Fig 5: Identifying Shift Lever Turned To Place Pins In Shift Housing Opening

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The pins -arrow 2- must be in the shift housing opening.

-- Move the gearshift lever guide and the gearshift lever in the direction of -arrow 3-.