Shift Linkage: Service and Repair

Removing and installing shift console





Tools

Removing and installing shift console

Removal
1. Remove center console.





2. Shift transmission to neutral and fix shift lever with special tool 9619.
3. Remove shift console cover.





4. Disengage the selector and shift cables on the shift console. To do this, slide the locking sleeve forward as far as it will go and turn it clockwise to removal position.
5. Disengage support bracket sleeves (5) on the shift console. To do this, release the support bracket sleeves and carefully pull out of the support bracket.
6. Unscrew fastening nuts for the shift console and remove the shift console.

Installation

Note The shifting element is designed so that installation and adjustment are a single work step.

Preconditions for this are:
- Special tool 9619 must be fitted to fix the shift lever.
- The transmission must be in neutral.
1. Install the shift console and tighten the fastening nuts with 10 Nm (7.5 ft. lbs.).

Note The shift and selector cables must not be excessively bent or kinked.





2. Fasten selector and shift cables on the shift console:
- Fit support bracket sleeves (5) in the correct position. It must be possible to hear and feel them engage.
- Engage shift and selector cables in the adjusters (3) without tension and close the adjusters.
3. Remove special tool 9619 and shift through all gears as a test.
4. Clip in shift console cover.
5. Install center console.