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Shift Cable and Selector Cable Assembly Overview






Shift Cable and Selector Cable Assembly Overview

Grease bearing areas and slide surfaces with Grease (G 000 450 02).






1 Retaining washer

Not needed with the plastic relay lever

2 Cable retainer

For selector cable to relay lever

Allocation, refer to => [ Allocation of Cable Retainers ]

Beginning approximately 03.2007, the relay lever mount was changed to plastic, refer to => [ Plastic Relay Lever ] Plastic Relay Lever

Removing from plastic relay lever, refer to => [ Plastic Relay Lever ] Plastic Relay Lever

Pressing onto plastic relay lever, refer to => [ Plastic Relay Lever ] Plastic Relay Lever

Release to adjust selector mechanism => [ Release the cable retainer for the selector and shift cables as follows: ] Adjustments

3 Retaining washer

4 Cable retainer

For shift cable to shift lever

Allocation, refer to => [ Allocation of Cable Retainers ]

Release to adjust selector mechanism => [ Release the cable retainer for the selector and shift cables as follows: ] Adjustments

5 Shift cable

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Shift Cable and Selector Cable ] Shift Cable and Selector Cable

Adjusting, refer to => [ Shift Mechanism, Adjusting ] Adjustments

Beginning with MY 2008, the mounting on the shift lever inside the shift mechanism was changed

6 Lock washers

Discontinued from MY 2008

7 Circlips

8 Selector cable

Removing and installing, refer to => [ Shift Cable and Selector Cable ] Shift Cable and Selector Cable

Adjusting, refer to => [ Shift Mechanism, Adjusting ] Adjustments

Beginning with MY 2008, the mounting on the shift bracket inside the shift mechanism was changed

9 Bolt

20 Nm

10 Grommet

11 Bushing

12 Cable mounting bracket

Can be made of plastic or metal

Allocation of Cable Retainers





The holes in the cable retainers have various diameters.






Starting in 02.2006, Smaller Bolt Diameter for the Shift Cable Retainer