Gear Selector Lever With Rear Push Rod, Removing and Installing

Gear selector lever with rear push rod, removing and installing
Removing
- Carefully pry cover off center console.

Vehicles to 10/2000
- Unscrew gear selector lever knob with cover.

Vehicles from 11/2000





- Destroy clip (arrow) and pull gear selector lever knob off with cover.





- Unbolt gear selector lever housing cover (arrows -A-).
- Remove circlip (arrow -B-) while carefully relieving tension on spring.
- Take off spacer bushing and spring.
- Remove circlip (arrow -C-).
- Pull ball stop with ball guide and rubber rings out in upward direction.
- Remove ball stop from gear selector lever while (if part of original equipment) carefully relieving tension on spring and bushing.





- Remove gear selector lever housing securing nuts -1-. Gear selector lever housing is lowered due to this action.
- Remove front push rod by removing hex socket head bolt -2-.
- Remove slide rod by removing hex socket head bolt -3-.
- Release complete rear slide rod from gear selector lever housing (arrows).
- Remove gear selector lever with rear slide rod from gear selector lever housing.

Installing
Install in reverse order.
Adjusting selector, Refer to Shift lever adjustments

Tightening torques
Rear push rod to selector housing 6 Nm
Selector rod to gear selector lever selector fork 25 Nm
Front push rod to rear push rod 25 Nm
Gear selector lever housing to body 10 Nm
Push rod cover to rear push rod 10 Nm