Removal and Replacement
MT Gear Shift LeverREMOVAL
STI MODEL
1) Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
2) Remove the gear shift knob.
3) Remove the console box.
4) Remove the console side cover and console front panel.
5) Remove the clamp.
6) Remove the boot and insulator assembly.
7) Remove the harness clamp from the plate COMPL.
8) Remove the plate COMPL from the body.
9) Lift up the vehicle.
10) Remove the under cover.
11) Remove the center exhaust pipe.
12) Remove the heat shield cover.
13) Remove the crossmember.
14) Remove the snap pin and washer, and remove the reverse check cable from the reverse check lever.
15) Move the transmission to the right side, and remove the joint COMPL, stay bolts and reverse check cable.
NOTE:
If the transmission is not moved aside, the joint COMPL and stay bolts may contact the body and cause damage.
16) Remove the cushion rubber from the body.
17) Lower the vehicle.
18) Remove the gear shift lever.
EXCEPT FOR STI MODEL
1) Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
2) Remove the gear shift knob.
3) Remove the console box.
4) Remove the console side cover and console front panel.
5) Remove the clamp.
6) Remove the boot and insulator assembly.
7) Remove the harness clamp from the plate COMPL.
8) Remove the plate COMPL from the vehicle body.
9) Lift up the vehicle.
10) Remove the center exhaust pipe (rear).
11) Remove the heat shield cover.
12) Remove the stay from transmission bracket.
13) Remove the rod from joint.
14) Remove the cushion rubber from the vehicle body.
15) Extract the spring pin and remove the joint.
16) Lower the vehicle.
17) Remove the gear shift lever.
INSTALLATION
STI MODEL
1) Insert the gear shift lever from the room side.
NOTE:
After inserting the rod and stay, temporarily put them onto transmission mount.
2) Lift up the vehicle.
3) Mount the cushion rubber on the body.
Tightening torque:
18 Nm (1.8 kgf-m, 13.3 ft-lb)
4) Move the transmission to the right side of the vehicle, and install the joint COMPL and stay.
Tightening torque:
T1: 12 Nm (1.2 kgf-m, 8.9 ft-lb)
T2: 32 Nm (3.3 kgf-m, 23.6 ft-lb)
5) Install the crossmember.
6) Install the reverse check cable end, washer and snap pin to the reverse check lever.
NOTE:
^ Make sure to point the snap pin in an appropriate direction.
^ Before installing, adjust the reverse check cable.
7) Install the heat shield cover.
8) Install the center exhaust pipe.
9) Install the under cover.
10) Install the plate COMPL.
NOTE:
Be careful not to twist the inner boot when installing.
Tightening torque:
18 Nm (1.8 kgf-m, 13.3 ft-lb)
(1) Set the plate COMPL to the vehicle.
(2) Temporarily tighten the bolt (A).
(3) Tighten the bolt (B).
(4) Tighten the bolt (A).
(5) Tighten the bolts (C) and (D).
11) Install the harness clamp to the plate COMPL.
12) Install the boot and insulator assembly, and secure with a clamp.
13) Install the console side cover and console front panel.
14) Install the console box.
15) Install the gear shift knob.
16) Make sure the gears can be shifted accurately into each gear.
EXCEPT FOR STI MODEL
1) Install the joint to the transmission and secure with a spring pin.
2) Insert the gear shift lever from the room side.
NOTE:
Insert the rod and the stay, and then temporarily set them onto the transmission mount.
3) Lift up the vehicle.
4) Mount the cushion rubber on the vehicle body.
Tightening torque:
18 Nm (1.8 kgf-m, 13.3 ft-lb)
5) Using new self-locking nuts, connect the rod to the joint.
Tightening torque:
12 Nm (1.2 kgf-m, 8.9 ft-lb)
6) Using new self-locking nuts, connect the stay to the transmission bracket.
Tightening torque:
18 Nm (1.8 kgf-m, 13.3 ft-lb)
7) Install the heat shield cover.
8) Install the center exhaust pipe (rear).
9) Install the plate COMPL to the body.
Tightening torque:
18 Nm (1.8 kgf-m, 13.3 ft-lb)
(1) Set the plate COMPL to the vehicle.
(2) Temporarily tighten the bolt (A).
(3) Tighten the bolt (B).
(4) Tighten the bolt (A).
(5) Tighten the bolts (C) and (D).
10) Install the harness clamp to the plate.
11) Install the boot and insulator assembly, and secure with a clamp.
12) Install the console side cover and console front panel.
13) Install the console box.
14) Install the gear shift knob.
15) Make sure the gears can be shifted accurately into each gear.
16) Connect the battery ground terminal.