Shift Linkage: Service and Repair
NOTE^ The following work must be carried out before disassembling the gear selector mechanism:
^ When working on the selector lever block, shift lock solenoid or locking cable, the center console must be removed.
^ If the locking cable is replaced, the steering wheel and the instrument cluster must be removed in addition to the center console.
COMPONENT NOTES AND INFORMATION
1 Ignition starter switch
2 Cap
3 Locking cable
- Must not be kinked
- Remove center console, steering wheel and instrument cluster to service locking cable
- Removing and installing, refer to Starting and Charging.
- Adjusting, refer to Starting and Charging.
4 Clip
- Attaching, refer to Starting and Charging.
- Adjusting, refer to Starting and Charging.
5 Bolt
- Tighten to: 9 Nm (80 in lb)
6 Selector lever handle
7 Screw
- Tighten to: 9 Nm (80 in lb)
8 Washer
9 Selector lever housing
- Install with "P" facing direction of travel
- Adjusting, refer to Fig. 2, below.
- Install after adjusting shift lock solenoid
- Unscrew locking cable at selector lever housing before removing housing
10 Selector lever
- With clevis for locking selector lever in "P" and "N" positions as well as detent to unlock ignition key by means of the lock cable with selector lever in "P" position
- Check clearance between selector lever and shift lock solenoid, refer to Fig. 1, below.
11 Nut and washer
- Tighten to: 9 Nm (80 inch lb)
12 Shift lock solenoid
- Press solenoid with detent in axial direction against selector mechanism housing and tighten solenoid mounting screws
- After installing selector mechanism, switch ignition on. Solenoid blocks selector lever in ups position and "N." If brake pedal is depressed, selector lever can be moved out of "P" position or "N."
- Check clearance between selector lever and solenoid, refer to Fig. 1, below.
13 Washer
14 Screw
- Tighten to: 9 Nm (80 in lb)
15 Torsion spring
16 Bushing
- For torsion spring
17 Guide pin
- Tighten to: 22 Nm (16 ft lb)
- Install after inserting compression spring -18-
18 Compression spring
- Place into selector lever before installing guide pin -17-
19 Bushing
- Lubricate with suitable grease grease after installing
20 Locking plate
- Install after inserting selector mechanism lever -25-
21 Washer
22 Selector mechanism housing
23 Spring clip
24 Bushing
- Lubricate with suitable grease grease after installing
25 Selector mechanism lever
26 Nut
- Tighten to: 20 Nm (15 ft lb)
27 Washer
28 Cup seal
29 Bushing
- Insert into selector mechanism lever -25-
30 Cup seal
31 Washer
32 Boot
- Replace if damaged
- Ensure correct installation
33 Clamping sleeve
34 Clamping pin
35 Selector lever cable with guide and bushing
- Tighten selector lever cable at supporting plates
- Tighten to: 12 Nm (9 ft lb)
- Check that guide tube is tight
- Do not bend or kink cable
- Lubricate contact surfaces for selector lever -41- and washer -42- with suitable grease grease before installing
- Adjusting selector lever cable. Adjustments
36 Grommet
- Replace if damaged
- Ensure correctly installed
37 Bolt
- Tighten to: 23 Nm (17 ft lb)
38 Washer
39 Boot
CAUTION:
^ The boot for the selector lever cable must be correctly installed, otherwise moisture may get into the selector lever cable.
^ Check the boot for damage, and replace the selector lever cable if necessary
40 Supporting plate For selector lever cable
- At transmission
41 Transmission selector lever
- Grease contact surface for selector lever cable with suitable grease
42 Washer
- Shoulder faces cable
- Grease shoulder with suitable grease
43 Nut
- Tighten to: 9 Nm (80 inch lb)
PROCEDURES
Fig. 1 Checking clearance between selector lever and shift lock solenoid
- Selector lever is in "R" position:
- Clearance must be 0.6-1.4 mm (0.024-0.055 inch)
- Measure as shown with feeler gauge -A-.
- The clearance can be adjusted by moving the solenoid in the mounting holes.
Fig. 2 Adjusting selector lever housing relative to selector lever
NOTE:
^ After installing the shift lock solenoid, position the clevis hole so that it is centered relative to the solenoid, and energize the solenoid.
^ Install the selector lever housing in this position so that the selector lever is in "N" position relative to the housing. The selector lever must be equally distant from "N" to "R" and from "N" to "D.