Selector Mechanism
Selector Mechanism
Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required
• Thrust Block (T10083)
Disassembling
- Remove the shift mechanism. Refer to => [ Shift Mechanism ] Shift Mechanism.
- Bend open the tabs - arrows - on the base plate with a screwdriver and remove the base plate. (The tabs on the front of the base plate are not illustrated.)
- Remove the seal from the shift housing.
- Remove the shift cable and the selector cable from the shift housing. Refer to => [ Shift Lever and Housing Overview ] .
- Lift the upper end - A - of the pressure spring over the tab on the selector bracket.
- Push the tabs - arrows - on the bearing shell toward the bearing ball in the shift lever guide using a screwdriver. Break off the tabs if necessary.
- Pry out the bearing shell - A - with shift lever guide and remove the shift lever - B - from the shift housing.
- Remove the bearing shell from the bearing ball in the shift lever guide.
• Observe guides - A - in subsequent steps.
• They must not break off.
- Lift the bottom end - arrow 1 - of the pressure spring onto shoulder on selector bracket.
- Pull the shift lever guide all the way up and remove the ball stud from the selector bracket - arrow 2 -.
- Turn the shift lever guide in direction of - arrow 1 -.
• The pins - arrow 2 - must be in the shift housing opening.
- Move the shift lever guide and the shift lever in the direction of - arrow 3 -.
Assembling
The lower side of the spring (- arrow 1 - see upper illustration) can spring down uncontrolled from the selector bracket shoulder during subsequent handling.
- Carefully push it off the shoulder.
The spring sides then twist "diagonally" with a loud noise.
- Turn the both arms - A and B - around to the right to relieve the tension.
• The ends - A and B - must face in the opposite direction.
- Install the shift lever guide with the shift lever in the shift housing.
• The pins - arrow 1 - are still located in the shift housing opening.
- Turn the shift lever guide in direction of - arrow 2 - until the ball stud - A - is above the opening in the shift housing.
- Place the shift housing with the shift lever guide into the larger cavity - arrow - in the (T10083).
• The shift lever guide must project out of the shift housing as far as stop.
- Insert the end - A - of the pressure spring into the guide from the top.
- Pull the end - B - of the pressure spring downward and insert it next to the guide (toward the ball head).
• The shift bracket is only partially shown to provide a better illustration.
- Carefully remove the shift housing and shift lever guide from the (T10083).
- Move the selector bracket all the way to the rear, opposite the mounting holes for the shift and selector cable - arrow 1 -.
- Lubricate the ball stud.
- Press the ball stud into the selector bracket - arrow 2 -.
• The guides - A - and the tabs - B - must not be damaged.
- Place the shift housing with the shift lever guide into the larger cavity - arrow - in the (T10083).
• The shift lever guide must project out of selector housing as far as stop.
- Lift the upper end - A - of the pressure spring over the tab on the selector bracket.
• Use a new bearing shell - B -.
- Grease the bearing shell and the shift lever guide bearing.
- Press the bearing shell all the way onto the shift lever guide bearing.
- Remove the shift housing from the (T10083).
- Push the bearing shell into the shift housing - arrows -.
• All four retaining tabs must engage.
- Insert the bottom end - C - of the pressure spring into the guide.
- Pry the upper end - A - of the pressure spring over the pin on the selector bracket.
- Attach the shift lever, shift cable, selector cable and the base plate. Refer to => [ Shift Lever and Housing Overview ] .
- Install the gearshift mechanism. Refer to => [ Shift Mechanism ] Shift Mechanism.