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Shift Mechanism, from 11.06






Shift Mechanism, from 11.06

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

Thrust Block (T10083)

Disassembling

- Remove the shift mechanism. Refer to => [ Shift Mechanism ] Shift Mechanism.

- Bend the taps - arrows - on the shift mechanism base plate down with a screwdriver and remove the base plate (the tabs in the front area of the base plate are not shown).





- Remove the seal from the shift housing.

- Remove the shift and selector cables from the selector housing. Refer to => [ Shift Lever and Housing, from 11.06 ] Shift Mechanism Overviews.

- Raise the upper leg of the pressure spring - A - over the selector bracket tab.

- Using a screwdriver, press the bearing shell notches - arrows - in the direction of the shift lever guide bearing; break the notches if necessary.





- Pry out the bearing shell - A - with the shift lever guide - B - from the shift housing.

- Then, press the bearing shell off the shift lever guide and remove it.





Observe the guides - A - in subsequent steps.

They must not break off.



- Raise the lower leg - arrow 1 - of the pressure spring as far as the stop onto the shoulder on the selector bracket.

- Now, raise shift lever guide up as far as the stop and remove the ball studs from the selector bracket - arrow 2 -.





- Turn the shift lever in the - direction of arrow 1 -.





The pins - arrow 2 - must be in the shift housing opening.

- Move the shift lever guide and the shift lever in the - direction of arrow 3 -.

Assembling


The bottom leg of the spring can spring down uncontrolled from the selector bracket shoulder during subsequent handling.

- Carefully press it down from the selector bracket shoulder.

The spring legs then twist "diagonally" with a loud noise.

- Turn both spring legs to the right and release the tension on the legs - A and B -.

The legs - A and B - must face in the opposite direction.





- Insert the shift lever guide in the shift housing.





The pins - arrow 1 - are still located in the shift housing opening.

- Turn the shift lever guide in the - direction of arrow 2 - until the ball head pin - A - is above the opening in the shift housing.

- Install the shift housing with shift lever guide into the larger depression - arrow - in the thrust block (T10083).





The shift lever guide must project out of the shift housing as far as the stop.





The selector bracket is only partially shown to provide a better illustration.

- Insert the spring leg - A - from above into the guide.

- Pull spring leg - B - down and insert it near the guide (in the direction of ball head).

Observe guides in subsequent steps.

They must not break off.

- Carefully remove the shift housing with the shift lever guide from the thrust block (T10083).

- Move the selector bracket all the way to the rear (opposite mounting holes for shift and selector cable) - arrow 1 -.





- Lubricate the ball head pins.

- Press the ball head pins into the selector bracket - arrow 2 -.

The guides - A - and the tabs - B - must not be damaged.

- Install the shift housing with shift lever guide into the larger depression - arrow - in the thrust block (T10083).





The shift lever guide must project out of selector housing as far as the stop.





- Raise the upper spring leg - A - over the selector bracket pin.

Use a new bearing shell - B -.

- Lubricate the bearing shell and shift lever guide bearing.

- Press the bearing shell onto shift lever guide bearing as far as the stop.

- Remove the shift mechanism from the thrust block (T10083).

- Insert the lower spring leg - C - into the guide.

- Raise the upper spring leg - A - over the selector bracket pin into the guide.

- Press the bearing shell into the shift housing - arrows -.

All four retaining tabs must engage.

- Install the shift lever, shift cable, selector cable and base plate. Refer to => [ Shift Lever and Housing, from 11.06 ] Shift Mechanism Overviews.

- Install the shift mechanism. Refer to => [ Shift Mechanism ] Shift Mechanism.