Shift Mechanism
Shift Mechanism
Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required
• Thrust Block (T10083)
Disassembly
- 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 base plate (the tabs in the front area of the base plate are not shown).
- Remove the seal from shift housing.
- Remove the shift and selector cables from the selector housing. Refer to => [ Shift Lever and Housing ] 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 shift lever guide and remove the shift lever - B - from the shift lever housing.
- Then, press the bearing shell off the shift lever guide bearing and remove it.
• Observe the guides - A - in the subsequent steps.
• They must not break off.
- Raise the lower leg - arrow 1 - of the pressure spring onto the shoulder on the selector bracket.
- Now, raise the shift lever guide up as far as the stop and remove the ball studs from 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 -.
Assembly
The bottom leg of the spring (- arrow 1 - => upper illustration) can spring down uncontrolled from the selector bracket shoulder during subsequent handling.
- Carefully press it down from the selector bracket shoulder.
The spring sides then twist "diagonally" with a loud noise.
- Turn both springs to the right and release the tension on the legs - A and B -.
• The legs - A and B - must point in opposite directions. (Shown here with the shift lever guide inserted.)
- Insert the shift lever guide and the shift lever into 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 large depression - arrow - in the thrust block (T10083).
• The shift lever guide must project out of the selector housing as far as the stop.
- Insert spring leg - A - from above into the guide.
- Pull spring leg - B - down and insert it near the guide (in the direction of the ball head).
• The selector bracket is only partially shown to provide a better illustration.
- 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 ball head pins.
- Press ball head pins into selector bracket - arrow 2 -.
• The guides - A - and the tabs - B - must not be damaged.
- Install the shift housing with the shift lever guide into the large 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 leg - A - of the spring over the selector bracket pins.
• Use a new bearing shell - B -.
- Lubricate the bearing shell and shift lever guide bearing.
- Press the bearing shell onto the shift lever guide bearing as far as the stop.
- Remove the shift mechanism from the thrust block (T10083).
- Press the bearing shell into the selector housing - arrows -.
• All four retaining tabs must engage.
- Insert the lower leg - C - of the spring into the guide.
- Raise the upper leg - A - of the spring over the selector bracket pins into the guide.
- Install the shift lever, shift cable, selector cable and base plate. Refer to => [ Shift Lever and Housing ] Shift Mechanism Overviews.
- Install the shift mechanism. Refer to => [ Shift Mechanism ] Shift Mechanism.