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Shift and Selector Cables






Shift and Selector Cables

Lubricate mounting areas and slide surfaces with grease (G 000 450 02).





1 Shift cable

Connect with cable retainer --> [ 18 Cable retainer ]

Installed location --> [ Selector Mechanism Installation Position ] Selector Mechanism Installation Position.

2 Selector cable

Connect with cable retainer --> [ 11 Cable locking mechanism ]

Installed location --> [ Selector Mechanism Installation Position ] Selector Mechanism Installation Position.

3 Lock washer

Always replace

4 Lock washer

Do not damage cables when removing

Always replace

5 Selector housing

6 Hex bolt, 20 Nm

Quantity: 2

For mounting bracket

7 Mounting bracket

8 Grommet

Mounting bracket to transmission

9 Spacer

10 Nut, 20 Nm

For mounting bracket

11 Cable locking mechanism

For selector cable to relay lever

Do not interchange, the cable retainers for selector cable on relay lever and for shift cable on transmission shift lever are different --> [ Allocation of Cable Retainers ]

12 Actuator lever

Installation location --> [ Installation Position of Transmission Selector Lever/Relay Lever ]

Adjust selector mechanism after installing --> [ Selector Mechanism, Adjusting ] Adjustments.

13 Bushing

14 Lock washer

Always replace

15 Slide shoe

16 Transmission shift lever

With balance weight

Insert so that master spline aligns with selector shaft

Adjust selector mechanism after installing --> [ Selector Mechanism, Adjusting ] Adjustments.

Installed location --> [ Installation Position of Transmission Selector Lever/Relay Lever ]

17 Self-locking hex nut, 23 Nm

Always replace

18 Cable retainer

For shift cable on transmission shift lever

Do not interchange, the cable retainers for selector cable on relay lever and for shift cable on transmission shift lever are different --> [ Allocation of Cable Retainers ]

Allocation of Cable Retainers





The holes in the cable retainers have various diameters.





Installation Position of Transmission Selector Lever/Relay Lever





1. Transmission selector lever with balance weight

2. The relay lever engages into guide rail of transmission selector lever, via guide shoe - arrow -.

Replacing Cable Retainer





- Pull locking mechanism on selector cable and shift cable forward up to stop - arrows 1 - and then turn it toward left to lock it - arrows 2 -.

- Remove lock washer - 3 - from shift cable and remove lock washer - 4 - from selector cable.





- Pull off shift cable and selector cable from pin - arrows -.

- Spread a small quantity of grease (G 000 450 02) on pin - arrows - of transmission shift lever - 1 - and relay lever - 2 -.

- Replace lock washers - 3 - and - 4 - after each disassembly.

- Secure shift cable with lock washer - 3 - and selector cable with lock washer - 4 -.

- Adjusting shift mechanism --> [ Selector Mechanism, Adjusting ] Adjustments.