Removal and Installation

SHIFT CONTROL


Removal and Installation


REMOVAL
1. Remove shift knob with the following procedure.
a. Release metal clips on console finisher assembly. Refer to Removal And Installation.





b. Lift console finisher assembly and then set a suitable pliers to control lever assembly.

CAUTION:
Put waste cloth (A) between a suitable pliers and control lever assembly to avoid damaging control lever assembly.





c. Set a suitable pliers to shift knob.

CAUTION:
Put waste cloth (A) between a suitable pliers and shift knob to avoid damaging shift knob.





d. Keeping control lever assembly in place with a suitable pliers, loosen shift knob with a suitable pliers.

NOTE:
Remove shift knob from control lever assembly keeping a suitable pliers in place because a certain power to turn shift knob is still necessary even after adhesive is peeled.
e. Remove shift knob from control lever assembly.
2. Remove insulator and seat from control lever assembly.
3. Remove console finisher assembly.
4. Remove center console assembly. Refer to Removal And Installation





5. Remove felt.
6. Release boot from control lever housing. Then remove control rod mounting bolt and then separate control lever assembly and control rod.





7. Remove hole cover mounting bolts and then remove hole cover.
8. Remove control lever boot B and hole insulator.





9. Remove control lever boot A.
10. Remove guide plate mounting bolts and then remove guide plate, control lever assembly, and control lever spring from control lever housing.






CAUTION:
Restrain guide plate while doing this because there is a danger control lever assembly will fly out of control lever housing.

INSTALLATION
1. Apply multi-purpose grease to control lever assembly.





2. Set control lever spring, control lever assembly, and guide plate to control lever housing and then temporarily tightening guide plate mounting bolts.

CAUTION:
Restrain guide plate while doing this because there is a danger control lever assembly will fly out of control lever housing.





3. Install control lever assembly to control rod and then tighten bolt to the specified torque.
4. Install boot to control lever housing.






CAUTION:
Fit the boot to the groove on the control lever housing.
5. Install guide plate with the following procedure.
a. After shifting control lever assembly into 6th gear, press it toward reverse gear (to the right) until it comes to a stop.
b. At the point where control lever assembly stops, bring guide plate closer until guide plate stopper contacts control lever assembly claw and then temporarily tighten mounting bolt A.





c. After shifting control lever assembly into 5th gear, press it toward reverse gear (to the right) until it comes to a stop.
d. At the point where control lever assembly stops, bring guide plate closer until guide plate stopper contacts control lever assembly claw and then tighten mounting bolt C to the specified torque.
e. Tighten guide plate mounting bolts A and B to the specified torque.





6. Install control lever boot A.

CAUTION:
Fit the control lever boot A to the groove on the control lever housing.





7. Install hole insulator and control lever boot B.
8. Install hole cover and then tighten hole cover mounting bolts to the specified torque.





9. Install felt.
10. Install center console assembly. Refer to Removal And Installation.





11. Install console finisher assembly. Refer to Removal And Installation.
12. Install seat and insulator to control lever assembly.






CAUTION:
- Be careful with the orientation of seat.
- Never reuse insulator.





13. Apply thread locking sealant to control lever assembly threads and then install shift knob.
- Use Genuine Medium Strength Thread Locking Sealant or an equivalent. Refer to Recommended Chemical Products and Sealants.

CAUTION:

Remove the remaining adhesive on control lever assembly and shift knob threads.
14. Put shift knob in the correct position as the following indicates.
a. When tightening shift knob, if shift knob comes to the proper position within 1/2 turn from the position at which resistance begins to be felt, tighten it 1 more turn to set it in the proper position.

b. If it takes more than 1/2 turn from the position at which resistance begins to be felt, tighten it to set it in the proper position.

CAUTION:
- Never adjust shift knob with loosing.





- After adjusting to the proper position, until 30 minutes pass, never operate the shift intensely such as screwing or turning shift knob to opposite direction since a locking sealant because stiff.