Removing and Installing

Selector mechanism, removing and installing
Removing
- Carefully lever the cover off the center console.
- Then unscrew the shift lever knob with cover.





- The rubber cover for the shift lever housing must be removed (arrows).





- Now remove the shift lever housing securing nuts (arrows).
- Separate exhaust system behind the catalyst, if necessary remove front exhaust system.





Remove selector mechanism from transmission as follows:
- Remove selector rod (arrow-A-).
- Remove push rod, to do this remove hexagon socket head bolt (arrow -B-).
- Remove front heat shield above exhaust system.
- Swing shift lever housing with selector rod and push rod down and remove.

Installing
Installation is carried out in the reverse sequence, when doing this note the following:





- Push selector rod on so that the securing bolt fits in the recess in the selector shaft.
- Then tighten the selector rod first (arrow -A-).
- Then tighten push rod to transmission (arrow -B-).
- Reconnect exhaust system.

Tightening torques
Shift lever housing to body 10 Nm
Push rod to transmission 40 Nm
Selector rod (selector joint) to transmission 23 Nm
Use new bolts!