Control Shaft Lever Assembly

Removal

Tools Required
- 8792335 - Shift Linkage Lock Pin





1. Pull up control lever boot to disengage from console.





2. Move shift lever to 5th/Reverse Gate and use a 3/8" punch to hold in place.





3. Lock transaxle shift control shaft in 5th/Reverse gate. There is a hole on top of transaxle that will have either a spring loaded locking pin or a hole plug.
- If hole has a spring loaded locking pin, depress pin to lock transaxle shift control shaft in 5th/Reverse gate.
- If hole has a plug in it, remove plug and insert linkage lock pin 8792335 in hole to lock transaxle shift control shaft in 5th/Reverse gate. (If plug is not damage, it can be reused.)





4. Loosen pinch bolt securing control assembly rod to control shaft lever assembly.





NOTICE: The control shaft lever retaining pin has a spring loaded locking feature securing pin in place. If this spring is not depressed before attempting to remove the pin, damage to pin will result.

5. Remove pin retaining control shaft lever to shift control shaft of transaxle.
6. Remove retaining clips holding control shaft lever assembly to transaxle and frame assembly brackets.
7. Remove control shaft lever assembly by pulling straight up off of pivot pins.

Installation




IMPORTANT: When installing control shaft lever assembly, guide shifter rod and transaxle shift fork block in place before installing retaining clips.

1. Install control shaft lever assembly into vehicle and install retaining clips.
2. Install retaining pin that retains control shaft lever to shift control shaft of transaxle.





3. Tighten pinch bolt securing control assembly rod to control shaft lever assembly.
Torque: 12 Nm (9 ft. lbs.) + 180°





4. Release transaxle shift control shaft.
- If transaxle has spring loaded locking pin, remove punch from shift lever and rock lever back and forth until lever can be moved freely.

IMPORTANT: If transaxle hole plug was damaged during removal, install new plug during reassembly.

- If there was a plug in the transaxle hole, remove punch from shift lever, remove linkage lock pin 8792335, and reinstall plug.
5. Install console.





6. Snap control lever boot into console opening.