Selector Lever Cable, Removing and Installing

5 SPD. A/T 01L AWD
Selector lever cable, removing and installing
Special tools and equipment





^ Lever 80-200

Removing
^ Shift selector lever to "P".
^ Lift vehicle
^ Disconnect front exhaust system with catalytic converters from rear exhaust system and hang up with wire.





^ Remove heat shield -A- above drive shaft
^ Remove heat shield -13- for drive shaft from cover for Torsen differential -arrows-.
^ Disconnect drive shaft at transmission and support or hang up with wire.
^ Remove rubber sleeve of selector lever cable and push it back.





^ Remove cover from mounting bracket -arrows-.

Selector lever cable from mounting bracket, disconnecting:





^ Press together ends of spring clip -13- and remove.
^ Pull out lock plate -A- for selector lever cable at mounting bracket downward.
^ Remove selector lever cable from selector lever.





^ Remove bolts -1-, -3,- and -4- and remove heat shield -A- for selector lever cable.





^ Pry off selector lever cable with special tool 80-200 from lever and selector shaft -arrow-.





^ Remove bracket -B- from transmission.
^ Remove bracket - B- from selector lever cable by removing nuts -5-.
^ Pull out selector lever cable from mounting bracket without kinking cable.

Installing
^ Move selector lever, lever and selector shaft in position "P" (parking lock must engage).

Note:
^ Slightly lubricate eye and socket before installing.
^ Do not bend or king selector lever cable.

^ Guide selector lever cable into mounting bracket.
^ Attach selector lever cable on selector lever.





^ Press ends of spring clamp -13- together and secure selector lever cable.
^ Install lock plate -A- for selector lever cable at mounting bracket.
Installation position:
Angled ends of lock plate must point toward end of selector lever cable.





^ Attach selector lever cable hand-tight to bracket -B- .
^ Attach bracket -13- hand-tight to transmission.
^ Attach selector lever cable to lever and selector shaft.
^ Straighten selector lever cable in bracket -B-.





^ Tighten bracket to transmission -arrows 1- and selector lever cable to bracket -arrow 2- with proper torque. Counter-hold at hex head 3-.





^ Install heat shield -A-.





^ Tighten 4 nuts -arrows- with 10 Nm (7 ft. lbs.).
^ Check adjustment of selector lever cable and adjust if necessary.
^ Reconnect drive shaft to transmission flange.
^ Reconnect front and rear exhaust systems.





Tightening torques
Selector lever cable to bracket 12 Nm (9 ft. lbs.)
Bracket to transmission (2 x M8) 23 Nm (17 ft. lbs.)
Heat shield and selector lever cable to transmission, M8 9 Nm (80 inch lbs.)
Heat shield and selector lever cable to transmission, M8 23 Nm (17 ft. lbs.)
Selector lever mechanism to body M6 8 Nm (71 inch lbs.)