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Gear Shift Lever Case






DISASSEMBLY
1. Using spring pin remover, drive out spring pin for gear shift arm.
2. Drive out spring pin for limit spring.
3. Drive out spring pin for gear shift lever.
4. Pull out gear shift shaft a little and take out gear shift arm.

NOTE:
- Case plug may come off during above work.
- If it is not possible to take out gear shift arm in above step 4, do it after following steps 5 and 6.

5. Push gear shift shaft inward and drive out spring pin for reverse gear shift limit yoke.
6. Pull out gear shift shaft from case.

INSPECTION AND ASSEMBLY
1. Wash and inspect each part and replace if necessary. Also, check items as described below and correct whatever necessary carefully by using reamer, oilstone and the like, wash it thoroughly and reassemble them. Items to be checked are:





1. Shift shaft (1) should go into case smoothly.
2. Shift lever (2), limit yoke (3) and shift arm should go into shift shaft smoothly.
2. Insert shift shaft as shown while making sure that inner parts are in proper direction.

NOTE:
- Cut off in shift shaft should face downward when shift shaft is installed.
- Use care for installing direction of shift limit spring (4).
- Shift arm should be installed at the same time.

3. Drive in spring pin (single short) for reverse gear shift limit yoke.
4. Drive in spring pin (double) for shift lever.





5. Drive in spring pin (single long) (1) for return spring.
6. Fit straight end of shift limit spring (2) into line groove in shift limit yoke (3) and with its other hooked end turned in its winding direction by about 90° from its free state, hook it on spring pin (1).
7. Drive in spring pin for shift arm.





8. Press-fit case plug (1) into case (2) and caulk it with punch.





9. If reverse gear shift limit bolt (1) has been removed, apply thread lock cement then install and torque it to (a) 32 Nm (23.0 ft. lbs.)
10. Install gear shift lever case (2) to transmission without using sealant for functional check.





11. Install shift control lever (1) and check to make sure that it shifts smoothly according to shift pattern as shown in the figure.
Tightening Torque (a) 17 Nm (12.5 ft. lbs.)

NOTE:
- Apply thread lock cement to control lever locating bolts (2) when replaced.
- Be sure to apply sealant to mating surface of gear shift lever case (3) for its final installation.