Shift Mechanism, From 11.06
Shift Mechanism, from 11.06
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 the base plate (the tabs in the front area of the base plate are not shown).
- Remove the gasket from shift housing.
- Remove the shift and selector cables from the shift housing. Refer to => [ Shift Lever and Housing, from 11.06 ] Shift Mechanism Overviews.
- Raise the upper spring leg - 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 bearing and remove.
• Observe the guides - A - in subsequent steps.
• They must not break off.
- Raise the lower spring leg - arrow 1 - onto the shoulder of the selector bracket.
- Now, raise the 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 -.
Assembly
The lower spring leg (- arrow 1 - => upper illustration) can spring down uncontrolled from the selector bracket shoulder during subsequent handling.
- Carefully press the lower spring leg 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 the 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 the spring leg - B - down and insert it near the guide (in the direction of the ball head).
• Observe the guides (see the upper illustration) 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 the shift lever guide into the larger depression - arrow - in the thrust block (T10083).
• The shift lever guide must project out of the selector housing as far as the stop.
- Raise the upper spring leg - A - 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).
- Insert the lower spring leg - C - into the guide.
- Raise the upper spring leg - A - over the selector bracket pins 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 Mechanism, from 11.06 ] Shift Mechanism, From 11.06.
- Install the shift mechanism. Refer to => [ Shift Mechanism ] Shift Mechanism.