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Gear Shift Unit






Gear Shift Unit

Lubricate the bearing areas and sliding surfaces.

Grease allocation, refer to the Parts Catalog.






1 Nut

Removing and installing, see - item 17 - in the => [ Shift and Selector Cables Overview ] Shift and Selector Cables Overview.

2 Transmission Shift Lever

Can be replaced with the gear shift unit still installed.

Installed position, refer to => [ Transmission Shift Lever/Relay Lever Installed Position ] Shift and Selector Cables Overview.

Installing, refer to => [ Installing the Transmission Shift Lever ] Shift and Selector Cables Overview.

Adjust the selector mechanism after installation. Refer to => [ Shift Mechanism, Adjusting ] Adjustments.

3 Sliding Shoe

Clips into the relay lever.

4 Bushing

Not needed for the plastic relay lever.

5 Relay Lever

Installed position, refer to => [ Transmission Shift Lever/Relay Lever Installed Position ] Shift and Selector Cables Overview.

Adjust the selector mechanism after installation. Refer to => [ Shift Mechanism, Adjusting ] Adjustments.

Plastic relay lever as of 03.07. Refer to => [ Plastic Relay Lever ] Plastic Relay Lever.

6 Gear Shift Unit

Consisting of the gear shift shaft and the gear shift cover.

The components cannot be separated from each other.

Can be removed and installed with the transmission installed.

Gear shift shaft adapted together with the revised reverse gear selector fork bearing, see - item 5 - in the => [ Selector Forks ] Selector Forks.

Allocation, gear shift shafts.

7 Bushing

For the selector shaft

Removing and installing, see - item 16 - in the => [ Transmission Housing ] Transmission Housing.

8 O-ring

Insert in the groove in the gear shift unit cover.

Install using transmission fluid.

Always replace.

9 Cap

For the transmission ventilation.

10 Lock Washer

For the relay lever

Not needed with the plastic relay lever.

11 Selector Shaft Seal

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Selector Shaft Seal ] Selector Shaft Seal.

Allocation, Gear Shift Shafts