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Shifter A/T: Service and Repair









REMOVAL





1. SEPARATE NO. 1 FLOOR SHIFT GEAR SHIFTING ROD
a. Shift into the N position.
b. Remove the nut and separate the No. 1 floor shift gear shifting rod from the connecting rod swivel.
2. REMOVE CONSOLE BOX ASSEMBLY
a. Remove the console upper panel.
b. Remove the box bottom mat.
c. Remove the parking brake hole cover assembly.
d. Remove the console box assembly.





3. REMOVE FLOOR SHIFT LEVER ASSEMBLY
a. Remove the 4 bolts.
b. Disconnect the 2 connectors.
c. Remove the floor shift lever assembly.

DISASSEMBLY
1. REMOVE SHIFT LEVER KNOB
2. REMOVE POSITION INDICATOR HOUSING
a. Using a small screwdriver, remove the shift lock release cover from the position indicator housing.
b. Disconnect the pattern select switch connector.
c. Remove the position indicator housing assembly.
d. Remove the pattern select switch from the position indicator housing assembly.
3. REMOVE POSITION INDICATOR LIGHT GUIDE
a. Disconnect the indicator light wire from the position indicator light guide.
b. Remove the position indicator light guide.
4. REMOVE SLIDE COVER AND NO. 2 SLIDE COVER





5. REMOVE SHIFT LEVER GUIDE HOUSING
a. Disconnect the shift lock control ECU connector and indicator light wire from the shift lever plate.
b. Remove the 2 E-shift main switches and shift lock control switch from the shift lever guide housing.
c. Remove the 4 bolts, nuts and shift lever guide housing assembly.
d. Remove the bulb and cap and from the indicator light wire.
6. DISASSEMBLE SHIFT LEVER GUIDE HOUSING





a. Using a screwdriver, ply and push up 3 shift lever nuts.
b. Using nippers, cut the 3 shift lever nuts off then.

HINT: Remove the shift lever lock pin of shift lever nut in the same way.

c. Remove the shift lever guide cushion.
d. Remove the 3 screws, shift lock control ECU and shift lock solenoid.
e. Remove the shift lock control ECU bracket and shift lever anti-rattle cushion from the shift lock control ECU.
f. Disconnect the E-shift main switch connector from the shift lever guide housing.
g. Remove the shift lock release button and spring.





h. Remove the shift lever lock pin, shift lock plate stopper and cushion.
7. DISCONNECT SHIFT LOCK CONTROL ECU, SHIFT LOCK SOLENOID, SHIFT LOCK CONTROL SWITCH AND E-SHIFT MAIN SWITCH





a. Disengage the secondary locking device of shift lock solenoid.
b. Release the locking lug of the terminals 4 and 5, and pull the terminals out from the rear.

HINT: Remove the E-shift main switch in the same way.

c. Remove the shift lock solenoid.





d. Using 2 mm dia. steel wire, remove the pin the remove the shift lock solenoid link from the shift lock solenoid plunger.





e. Disengage the secondary locking device of shift lock solenoid.
f. Release the locking lag of the terminals 1 and 6, and pull the terminals out from the rear.
g. Remove the E-shift main switch.
8. REMOVE SHIFT LEVER SUB-ASSEMBLY





a. Using a magnetic finger, remove the detent shift lever pin and spring.





b. Using 2 screwdrivers, remove the shift lever ring.
c. Remove the pin and shift lever sub-assembly.
9. DISASSEMBLE SHIFT LEVER PLATE





a. Remove the nut, control lever, plate washer, 2 spacers and 2 O-ring.





b. Using pliers, remove the E-ring.
c. Remove the swivel, 2 plate washer, shaft lower control bush and spacer.
d. Remove the shift lever seal.
e. Remove the 4 collars.
f. Remove the 2 spring nuts.

REASSEMBLY
1. REASSEMBLE SHIFT LEVER PLATE
a. Install the 2 spring nuts.
b. Install the 4 collars.
c. Install the shift lever seal.





d. Install the shaft lower control bush, spacer, 2 plate washers and swivel.
e. Using pliers, install the E-ring.





f. Apply MP grease to the new 2 O-rings.
g. Install the 2 O-rings, 2 new spacers, plate washer, control lever and nut.
Torque: 13 Nm (130 kgf-cm, 9 ft. lbs.)
2. INSTALL SHIFT LEVER SUB-ASSEMBLY
a. Apply MP grease to the pin.
b. Install the shift lever sub-assembly and pin.





c. Using 2 screwdriver, install the shift lever ring.
d. Apply MP grease to the detent shift lever pin and spring.
e. Install the detent shift lever pin and spring.





3. REASSEMBLE SHIFT LOCK SOLENOID
a. Apply MP grease to the shift lock solenoid link.
b. Install the shift lock solenoid link and pin to the shift lock solenoid plunger.
c. Install the shift lock solenoid link with shift lock solenoid plunger and spring to the shift lock solenoid.
4. CONNECT SHIFT LOCK CONTROL ECU, SHIFT LOCK SOLENOID, SHIFT LOCK CONTROL SWITCH AND E-SHIFT MAIN SWITCH





5. REASSEMBLE SHIFT LEVER GUIDE HOUSING
a. Apply MP grease to the shift lever lock pin.
b. Install the shift lever lock pin, shift lock plate stopper and cushion to the shift lever guide housing.
c. Install the new shift lever nut to the shift lever lock pin by knocking them lightly via the 10 mm seated nut.

HINT: Install the shift lever guide cushion of the shift lever nut in the same way.

d. Apply MP grease to the shift lock release button.
e. Install the spring and shift lock release button.
f. Connect the E-shift main switch connector to the shift lever guide housing.
g. Install the shift lock control ECU bracket and shift lever anti-rattle cushion to the shift lock control ECU.
h. Install the shift lock control ECU and shift lock solenoid with the 3 screws to the shift lever guide housing.
i. Install the shift lever guide cushion with new 3 shift lever nuts.





6. INSTALL SHIFT LEVER GUIDE HOUSING
a. Install the bulb and cap to the indicator light wire.
b. Install the shift lever guide housing assembly with the 4 bolts and nuts to the shift lever plate.
Torque: 4.9 Nm (50 kgf-cm, 43 inch lbs.)
c. Install the 2 E-shift main switches and shift lock control switch to the shift lever guide housing.
d. Connect the shift lock control ECU and indicator light wire connector to the shift lever plate.
7. INSTALL SLIDE COVER AND NO. 2 SLIDE COVER
8. INSTALL POSITION INDICATOR LIGHT GUIDE
a. Install the position indicator light guide.
b. Connect the indicator light wire to the position indicator light guide.
9. INSTALL POSITION INDICATOR HOUSING
a. Install the pattern select switch to the position indicator housing.
b. Install the position indicator housing.
c. Connect the pattern select switch connector.
d. Install the shift lock release cover to the position indicator housing.
10. INSTALL SHIFT LEVER KNOB

INSTALLATION





1. INSTALL FLOOR SHIFT LEVER ASSEMBLY
a. Connect the 2 connectors to the floor shift lever assembly.
b. Install the floor shift lever assembly with the 4 bolts.
Torque: 8.3 Nm (85 kgf-cm, 73 inch lbs.)
2. INSTALL CONSOLE BOX ASSEMBLY
a. Install the console box assembly.
b. Install the parking brake hole cover assembly.
c. Install the box bottom mat.
d. Install the console upper panel.





3. INSTALL NO. 1 FLOOR SHIFT GEAR SHIFTING ROD
a. Shift into the N position.
b. Connect the No. 1 floor shift gear shifting rod and connecting rod swivel with the nut.
Torque: 13 Nm (130 kgf-cm, 9 ft. lbs.)
4. CHECK SHIFTING LEVER POSITION