MULTIFUNCTION Transmission Range Switch, Removing And Installing: Installing

Install in reverse order of removal while noting the following:

-- Attach the multifunction transmission range switch -4- to the selector shaft -6-.

Fig 1: Identifying Selector Shaft Components

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-- Install the bolts -5- for the Multifunction Transmission Range Switch -F125- hand-tight.

-- Bend back the hooks on the lock washer -2-.

-- Mount the washer -3- on the selector shaft -6-.

-- Install the washer -2- with the hooks facing up.

-- Install the washer -2- with the long narrow guides into the long narrow recesses in the selector shaft -6-.

-- Tighten the nut -1- to the tightening specification.

-- Secure the nut -1- on the lock washer -2- by bending the hooks upward.

-- Attach the selector lever -3- to the selector shaft -4-.

Fig 2: Identifying Selector Shaft Lever Components

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-- Shift the transmission into "P" with the selector lever -3-. This means pushing the selector lever -3- in the opposite direction of travel all the way toward the rear.

-- Then use the selector lever -3- to move the transmission into the "N" position. Push the gearshift lever -3- two positions forward in the direction of travel.

-- Mount the spring washer -2- and the nut -1- on the selector shaft -4-.

-- Tighten the nut -1- to the tightening specification.

-- Adjust the selector lever cable. Refer to SELECTOR LEVER CABLE, CHECKING AND ADJUSTING .

-- Check the selector mechanism. Refer to GEARSHIFT MECHANISM, CHECKING .

-- Install the air filter housing. Refer to AIR FILTER HOUSING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

Tightening Specifications 

• Refer to OVERVIEW - SELECTOR MECHANISM