Mechanism and shift lever

Gear lever mechanism (release models before 1997)

Withdrawal

1. Remove the central console (chapter 11). see fig. 3.1.



2. Set the parking brake, raise the front end and place it on stands. Set the shift lever to neutral.

3. Working under the vehicle, remove the bolt and disengage the linkage from the selector shaft on the rear of the transmission.

4. Mark the position of the rear section of the linkage relative to its front section. Loosen the clamp bolt and remove the front section.

5. Remove the bolt securing the linkage support rod to the bracket on the rear of the transmission.

6. Remove the heat shield. While supporting the linkage assembly, remove the nuts from the rear support bracket and lower the assembly (see fig. 3.6).



7. Remove the rubber insulator from the back of the assembly.


8. Check the rubber insulator and stabilizer bar rubber support for wear and damage and replace if necessary.

Installation

9. Installation - in the reverse order of removal. Adjust linkage (paragraph 2).

Cable shift mechanism (release models since 1997)

Withdrawal

10. Disconnect the negative battery cable (chapter 5A).

11. Apply the parking brake. Raise the front end and place it on stands. Remove both front wheels.

12. Remove the shield from under the engine and the locker of the left wheel arch.

13. Remove the cables from the brackets on the transmission by turning the spring-loaded knurled bushings (in different directions) counterclock-wise. Pull out the stoppers and release the cables from the transmission levers, remembering their position. Pull the cables down from the engine compartment (see Fig. 3.13, a, b).





14. Make sure the levers on the transmission are vertical (are in a neutral position).


15. Remove the air cleaner (chapter 4A).

16. Remove the shift lever handle. On models of early releases, the handle is pressed into the lever. On models of later releases, it is threaded.

17. Unfasten and remove the cover from the lever.

18. Remove the central console (chapter 11).

19. Pull the cable ends out of the tabs on the gear lever. Then disconnect the cable sleeves from the bracket by turning the knurled bushings (in different directions) counterclock-wise.

20. Turn out a bolt and take out an air duct from the central trench.

21. If necessary, cut the mat and fold it away from the cable adapter location.

22. Turn away nuts and remove an adapter from a floor. Then pull the cables through the bulkhead into the cabin.

23. To remove the shift lever assembly, decompress the elastic ring at the end of the bearing rod and remove the spacer, spring and lever (see fig.3.23).




24. Turn out bolts and remove the case of the bearing and a basic plate, an element of inclusion of transfer of a backing and bearing loose leaf.

25. If necessary, bend the stoppers and remove the brackets and studs.

Installation

26. Installation - in the reverse order of removal. Adjust the cables (paragraph 2).