Removing and Installing Shift and Selector Cables

WM 341219 Removing and installing shift and selector cables








Preliminary work

Preliminary work
1. Raise the vehicle at the prescribed jacking points.
2. Remove support plate.
3. Remove rear wall cover.
4. Remove engine-compartment lid.
5. Remove shift lever knob.
6. Remove center console.
7. Remove parking-brake lever.

Removing shift and selector cables

Detaching shift and selector cables at transmission
1. Lever off shift cable (with grey sealing cap) -1- and selector cable (with blue sealing cap) -2- from ball pin and detach from supports.





Shift and selector cables

Detaching shift and selector cables inside vehicle
1. Locking bridge P 9619/1 must be fitted on the gearshift bracket.





Fitting locking bridge

2. Open bayonet locks at pre-selector and shift connections.





Opening bayonet lock

3. Detach adjustment pins at pre-selector and shift connections.





Detaching shift cables

4. Unclip supports on the gearshift bracket.





Unclipping supports

Removing shift and selector cables
1. Unclip shift cable at the distributor pipe.





Shift cable at distributor pipe

2. Pull end of shift and selector cable - at transmission side - out through the opening in the engine compartment lid.





Pulling out shift and selector cables

3. Remove support for shift and selector cables.





Support

4. Disengage shift and selector cable from support.





Support

5. Remove fastening nuts and pull shift and selector cables into the interior of the vehicle.





Bulkhead panel threaded joint

Installing shift and selector cables

Installing shift and selector cables
1. Push the shift and selector cables through the bulkhead panel from the interior of the vehicle and fit fastening nuts.





Bulkhead panel threaded joint





2. Engage shift and selector cables in support.





Support

3. Fit support for shift and selector cables.





Support





4. Push end of shift and selector cable - at transmission side - into the opening in the engine compartment lid.





Pushing in shift and selector cables

5. Clip in shift cable at the distributor pipe.





Clipping in shift cable

Securing shift and selector cables inside vehicle
1. Locking bridge P 9619/1 must be fitted on the gearshift bracket.





Fitting locking bridge

2. Clip in supports on the gearshift bracket. The support with the blue hinged tube must be fitted on the left and the support with the black hinged tube must be fitted on the right.





Clipping in supports

3. Insert adjustment pin without tension into the pre-selector and shifting connections and press down firmly.





Engaging shift cables

4. Close bayonet locks at pre-selector and shift connections.





Closing bayonet locks

Securing shift and selector cables at transmission
1. Engage shift -1- (grey end piece) and selector cable -2- (blue end piece) into support bracket for transmission and press end pieces onto ball heads.





Shift and selector cables

Subsequent work

Subsequent work
1. Locking bridge P 9619/1 must be removed.





Removing locking bridge

2. Install parking-brake lever.
3. Install rear wall cover.
4. Install engine compartment lid.
5. Install shift lever knob.
6. Install center console.
7. Fit support plate.
8. Lower the vehicle.