Shift Lever and Housing Overview

Shift Lever and Housing Overview

• Coat the bearing areas and the sliding surfaces with grease (G 000 450 02).

• Gearshift mechanism, disassembling and assembling, refer to => [ Selector Mechanism ] Selector Mechanism.






1 Base Plate

• Bend the tabs in order to remove

• Always replace

2 Gasket

• Always replace

3 Shift Lever

• Can be removed and installed with the shift lever guide installed - item 15 - => [ (Item 15) Gearshift Lever Guide ]

4 Washer

• Slide out of shift lever as far as stop - arrow -.

5 Lock Washer

• Be careful not to damage the cables when removing them

• Always replace

6 Selector Cable

• Pry off of selector bracket

• Press onto selector bracket inside the shift mechanism

• Installed position, refer to => [ Shift and Selector Cables, Installed Position ] Shift and Selector Cables, Installed Position

7 Bushing

8 Gearshift Cable

• Pry off of shift lever guide

• Press onto shift lever guide inside the shift mechanism

• Installed position, refer to => [ Shift and Selector Cables, Installed Position ] Shift and Selector Cables, Installed Position

9 Insulation

10 Bearing Shell

• Will get damaged when being removed

• Always replace

11 Bushing

12 Lock Washer

• Removing and installing, refer to => [ Removing and Installing the Lock Washer ]

13 Pressure Spring

14 Bushing

15 Gearshift Lever Guide

16 Nut

• M8: 25 Nm

• M6: 8 Nm

• Quantity: 4

17 Gasket

• Between the shift housing and the underbody

• Self-adhesive

• Affix to the gearshift housing

18 Shift Housing

• With spring and selector bracket

• Spring and selector bracket cannot be removed

Removing and Installing the Lock Washer





- Push the spacer bushing - arrow B - all the way in direction of - arrow C - and remove or install the lock washer - arrow A -.

• Do not tilt the bushing when pushing it down.

• The slot in the lever for the circlip must be visible.

• Carefully release the tension on the spring.