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Shift Mechanism from 11.06






Shift Mechanism from 11.06

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

Thrust Block (T10083)

Disassembly

- Remove the shift mechanism. Refer to => [ Shift Mechanism ] Shift Mechanism.

- Bend the taps - arrows - on shift mechanism base plate down with a screwdriver and remove the base plate (the tabs in the front area of the base plate are not shown).






- Remove the gasket from shift housing.

- Remove shift and selector cables from shift housing. Refer to => [ Shift and Selector Cables Overview ] Shift and Selector Cables Overview.

- Raise the upper leg of the spring - A - over the selector bracket tab.






- Using a screwdriver, press the bearing shell notches - arrows - in the direction of the shift lever guide bearing, breaking the notches, if necessary.

- Pry out the bearing shell - A - with the shift lever guide - B - from the shift housing.






- Then, press the bearing shell off the shift lever guide bearing and remove.

Observe the guides - A - in the subsequent steps.






They must not break off.

- Raise the lower leg of the spring - arrow 1 - as far as the stop onto the shoulder on the selector bracket.

- Now, raise the shift lever guide up as far as the stop and remove the ball studs from the selector bracket - arrow 2 -.

- Turn the shift lever in the - 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 -.

Assembly







The lower leg of the spring - arrow 1 - can spring down uncontrolled from the selector bracket shoulder during subsequent handling.

- Carefully press it down from the selector bracket shoulder.

The spring legs then twist "diagonally" with a loud noise.

- Turn both spring legs to the right and release the tension on the ends - A and B -.






The ends - A and B - must face in the opposite direction.

The selector shaft must be removed in order to insert the shift housing with the selector shaft guide into the thrust block.

- Install the shift lever guide into the shift housing.






The pins - arrow 1 - are still located in the shift housing opening.

- Turn the shift lever guide in the - direction of arrow 2 - until the ball head pin - A - is above the opening in the shift housing.

- Install the shift housing with shift lever guide into the larger depression - arrow - in the thrust block (T10083).






The shift lever must be removed in order to insert the shift housing with the shift lever guide into the thrust block.

The shift lever guide must project out of selector housing as far as stop.






The selector bracket is only partially shown to provide a better illustration.

- Insert the spring leg - A - from above into the guide.

- Pull the spring leg - B - down and insert it near the guide (in the direction of the ball head).

- Carefully remove the shift housing with the shift lever guide from the thrust block (T10083).

- Move the selector bracket back as far as the stop (opposite the mounting holes for the shift and selector cables) - arrow 1 -.






- Lubricate the ball head pins.

- Press the ball head pins into the selector bracket - arrow 2 -.

The guides - A - and the tabs - B - must not be damaged.

- Install the shift housing with the shift lever guide into the larger depression - arrow - in the thrust block (T10083).






The shift lever guide must project out of the shift housing as far as the stop.






- Raise the upper leg of the spring - A - over the selector bracket pins.

Use a new bearing shell - B -.

- Lubricate the bearing shell and shift lever guide bearing.

- Press the bearing shell onto the shift lever guide bearing as far as the stop.

- Remove the shift mechanism from the thrust block (T10083).

- Insert the lower leg of the spring - C - into the guide.

- Raise the upper leg of spring - A - over the selector bracket pins into the guide.

- Press the bearing shell into the shift housing - arrows -.

All four retaining tabs must engage.

- Install the shift lever, shift cable, selector cable and base plate. Refer to => [ Shift Lever and Housing Overview, from 11.06 ] Shift Lever and Housing Overview, from 11.06.

- Install the shift mechanism. Refer to => [ Shift Mechanism ] Shift Mechanism.