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 the 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 cable and selector cable from shift housing. Refer to => [ Shift and Selector Cables ] Shift Mechanism Overviews.

- Raise the upper side 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; break 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 subsequent steps.






• They must not break off.

- Raise the lower side - arrow 1 - of the spring 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 side 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 ends of the pressure spring then twists "diagonally" with a loud noise.

- Turn both springs 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 the shift lever guide into the large depression - arrow - in the thrust block (T10083).






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

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






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

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

- Pull the spring side - 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 large depression - arrow - in the thrust block (T10083).






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






- Raise the upper side of 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 side - C - of the spring into the guide.

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

- Press the bearing shell into the selector 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, from 11.06 ] Shift Mechanism Overviews.

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