Shift Mechanism

Shift Mechanism

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Pressing Support (T10083)

Disassembling

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

- Bend down the tabs - arrows - on the shift mechanism base plate using a screwdriver and remove the base plate. The tabs on the front of the base plate are not illustrated.





- Remove the gasket from the shift housing.

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

- Lift the upper end - A - of the pressure spring over the tab on the selector bracket.





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

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





- Press the bearing shell off the shift lever guide bearing and remove it.

• Pay attention to the guides - A - in the next work procedure.





• They must not break off.

- Lift the bottom end - arrow 1 - of the pressure spring onto the shoulder on the selector bracket.

- 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 guide 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





CAUTION!
The lower side of the spring - arrow 1 - can spring down uncontrolled from the selector bracket shoulder during subsequent handling.

- Push the lower end carefully from the selector bracket shoulder.

The ends of the pressure spring then twist "diagonally" with a loud noise.

- Release the tension on the ends - A - and - B - by turning both ends to the right.





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

- Install the shift lever guide 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 stud - A - is above the opening in the shift housing.

- Place the shift housing with the shift lever guide into the larger cavity - arrow - in the (T10083).





• The selector shaft must be removed in order to insert the shift housing with the selector shaft guide into the (T10083).

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





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

- Insert the end - A - of the pressure spring into the guide from the top.

- Pull the end - B - of the pressure spring downward and insert it next to the guide (toward the ball head).

• Pay attention to the guides (=> upper illustration) in the next work procedure.

• They must not break off.

- Carefully remove the shift housing and shift lever guide from the (T10083).

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





- Grease the ball stud.

- Press the ball stud into the selector bracket - arrow 2 -.

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

- Place the shift housing with the shift lever guide into the larger cavity - arrow - in the (T10083).





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





- Pry the upper end - A - of the pressure spring over the pin on the selector bracket.

• Use a new bearing shell - B -.

- Grease the bearing shell and the shift lever guide bearing.

- Press the bearing shell all the way onto the shift lever guide bearing.

- Remove the shift housing from the (T10083).

- Insert the bottom end - C - of the pressure spring into the guide.

- Pry the upper end - A - of the pressure spring over the pin on the selector bracket.

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

• All retaining tabs must engage.

- 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.