01VA Transmission

Selector Lever Cable

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

• Pry Lever - Rmv Outside Mirror (80-200)

Removing

- Shift selector lever into position "S".

- Raise vehicle.

- Remove front exhaust system with catalytic converter. Refer to

- Remove heat shield for driveshaft from body of the vehicle.

- Remove heat shield for driveshaft from cover for Torsen differential (arrows).





- Unbolt driveshaft from transmission and hang or support.

- Remove shielding plate/selector lever cable, if installed.

- Remove mounting bracket for selector lever cable (arrow).





- Removing left transmission support. Refer to => [ Transmission Mounts ] 01VA Transmission.

- Pry off selector lever cable from lever/shift rod using prying lever (80-200) (arrows).





- Unbolt front heat shield, if installed, from below shift mechanism housing.

- Remove lower cover from shift mechanism (arrows).





- Remove boot of selector lever cable from lower shift mechanism cover and slide back.

- Remove retaining clip - 1 - for selector lever cable on shift mechanism downward.





- Pull plastic securing spring - 2 - slightly to front and push pin - 3 - up only as far as necessary (arrow).

• Make sure that pin is not pushed fully out.

- Remove selector lever cable - 4 - from shift mechanism.

• Do not bend or kink selector lever cable.

Installing

Installation is reverse of removal, noting the following:

- Fit new retaining clip - 1 - for selector lever cable on shift mechanism.





Installation position:

Angled end of retaining clip faces to inside of shift mechanism.

- Insert end of selector lever cable - 4 - into selector lever joint.





- Press pin - 3 - downward (arrow)

- Check whether plastic securing spring - 2 - has locked pin.

- Fasten selector lever cable boot into lower cover of shift mechanism.

- Bolt lower cover to shift mechanism (arrows).





• Do not bend or kink selector lever cable.

- Install front heat shield, if present, under shift mechanism housing.

- Push lever/selector shaft - 2 - on transmission fully forward into position "S" (on illustration fully left) - arrow -.





- Shift selector lever into "S" and carefully press up ball head of selector lever cable - 1 - on lever/shift rod - 2 - using a pair of pliers.

• Do not deform lever/shift rod when pressing up or else shifting cannot be precisely adjusted any more.

- Bolt on mounting bracket for selector lever cable in this position (arrow).





- Install shielding plate/selector lever cable, if present.

- Install left transmission support with transmission mount. Refer to => [ Transmission Mounts ] 01VA Transmission

- Fit driveshaft to transmission.

- Bolt heat shield for driveshaft onto transfer box (arrows).





- Install front exhaust system with catalytic converter. Refer to

- Adjust selector lever cable. Refer to => [ Selector Lever Cable, Checking and Adjusting ] 01VA Transmission.

Tightening specifications