Shift Linkage: Service and Repair

MANUAL TRANSAXLE CONTROL ASSEMBLY

- TOOLS REQUIRED
- 87-92-335 Shift Linkage Lock Pin

REMOVAL
1. Disable the SIR System.
2. Remove console.
3. Move shift lever to 5th/Reverse Gate and use a 3/8" punch to hold in place.





IMPORTANT: Note the original position of the A.I.R. components.





4. Remove clamp from A.I.R. hose behind the cooling fan.
5. Separate the A.I.R. tube from the hose and push the tube back towards the transaxle.





6. Remove the hose clip holding the two power steering lines together.





7. 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 Shift Linkage Lock Pin 87-92-335 in hole to lock transaxle shift control shaft in 5th/Reverse gate. (If plug is not damaged, it can be reused.)





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





9. Remove control assembly-to-floor pan bolts and pull assembly rearward to remove.

INSTALLATION

IMPORTANT: When installing the control assembly, make sure the control assembly rod does not damage pass-through grommet. Make sure control assembly rod is correctly located in guide control assembly before securing control assembly to floor pan.





1. Install control assembly into vehicle and install control assembly-to-floor pan bolts.
Torque:
Control Asm-to-Floor Pan Bolts: 8 Nm (71 inch lbs.)





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





3. Tighten pinch bolt securing control assembly rod to control shaft lever assembly.
Torque:
Control Arm Rod-to-Control Lever Arm Pinch Bolt: 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 Shift Linkage Lock Pin 87-92-335, and reinstall plug.





5. Install the hose clip to the two power steering lines.
6. Pull the A.I.R. tube back to the original position.

IMPORTANT: The clamp must be installed with the locking portion facing down.





7. Insert the tube into hose and install clamp.

NOTICE: There is a stand-off clip between the A.I.R. tube and the wiring harness at the front of the transaxle. This must be in place to eliminate the possibility of chafing between the tube and the harness.





8. Ensure the stand-off clip between the A.I.R. tube and the wiring harness is installed correctly.
9. Install console.
10. Enable the SIR system.