I.Shift Effort and Shift Quality

A. First check to be sure no assembly aids are left on car. In car, 5/32" pin locks shifting lever mechanism in 1st gear.

"Yoke clip" holds shifter in 1-2 gate, no reverse or 3-4 shift is possible.

Underhood: Inspect shifter shaft below shift lever to see that no biasing clip (large hairpin) is present.

B. If car is new, shift feel may be improved by shifting through the gears many times (25-50), which conditions the transaxle.

C. Next perform the following adjustment - two (2) man procedure.

1. Disconnect battery cable.

2. From inside car, shift into 1st gear and hold in position all the way forward and to the left as far as it will go.

3. Underhood, loosen nuts on selector lever and shift lever.

4. Underhood, remove lash in select lever (top lever) by pushing it toward driver side of car (clockwise) and holding it while nut is tightened.

Do Not Use Power Tools

5. Repeat step 4 for shift lever, removing lash in same manner and tighten nut.

6. Recheck adjustment by shifting transmission from inside car while observing motion of both shift levers underhood. Little or no movement of select lever should be noted on 1-2 or 3-4 shift. If excessive movement of select lever is noted, repeat entire adjustment procedure (steps 2-6) before proceeding.

7. Drive car and evaluate improvement.

Before Removing Transaxle, Verify Shift Problem Is Internal To Gear Box

1. Disconnect cables at select and shift levers.

2. Check shifter and cables for freedom of operation. Repair as necessary.

3. Manually shift transaxle with select and shift levers to check for ease of operation and verify problem is in transaxle.