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Input Shaft: Adjustments






Selector Mechanism, Adjusting

Special tools, testers and auxiliary items required

Connecting Pin (T10027 A)

Trim Removal Wedge (3409)

The following is important to make sure the shift adjustment is correct:

Operating and transfer elements of the shift mechanism must be in proper working condition.

The shift mechanism must move freely.

The transmission, clutch and clutch mechanism must also be in proper working condition.

Transmission is in neutral.

- Remove the air filter housing.

- Pull the locking mechanism on the shift and selector cables retainers all the way forward in the - direction of arrow 1 - and then lock them to the left in the - direction of arrow 2 -.






The cables must slide in the cable retainer.

Transmission is in neutral.

Secure the gear shift shaft as follows:






- Push the gear shift shaft down in the - direction of arrow 1 -.

- While pressing the gear shift shaft down, rotate the locking pin - A - in the - direction of arrow 3 - upward and simultaneously in the - direction of arrow 2 - press it in until it engages in the gear shift shaft.

- Unclip the boot - B - and frame from the center console using the trim removal wedge (3409).






- Fold the boot and frame upward over the shift knob - A -.

Secure the shift lever inside the vehicle as follows:






- Move the shift lever into neutral.

- Install the connecting pin (T10027 A) through the hole - A - and into the hole - B -.

It must be possible to move the selector and shift cables - B - in the cable retainers - A -.






- Turn the locking mechanism on the cable retainers for the shift and selector cables all the way to the right in the - direction of arrow 1 -.

The spring will push the locking mechanism into the starting position in the - direction of arrow 2 -.

- Then, turn the locking pin - A - in the - direction of arrow 2 - back into it starting position.






The locking pin - A - must get pushed out of the transmission in the - direction of arrow 1 -.

- Pull the connecting pin out of the holes - A and B -






- Carefully install the boot and frame, refer to => [ Shift Knob, Boot and Frame Overview ] Shift Knob, Boot and Frame Overview.

- Make sure the shift lever moves easily.

- Install the air filter housing.