Shift Control

SHIFT CONTROL





Removal and Installation
REMOVAL





1. Remove shift knob with the following procedure.
a. Release metal clips on console boots from center console. Refer to Component Parts Drawing.





b. Lift console boot, and push down hole cover. Set water pump plier or a suitable tool to control lever.

CAUTION: Put waste cloth between water pump plier and control lever assembly to avoid damaging control lever.





c. Set monkey wrench to shift knob.

CAUTION: Put waste cloth between shift knob and monkey wrench to avoid damaging shift knob.





d. Keeping control lever in place with water pump plier, turn monkey wrench counterclockwise to loosen shift knob.

NOTE: Remove shift knob from control lever keeping water pump plier in place because a certain power to turn shift knob is still necessary even after adhesive is peeled.

2. Remove insulator and seat from control lever.
3. Remove console boot. Refer to Component Parts Drawing.





4. Release the boot, remove control rod mounting bolt, and separate control lever and control rod.





5. Remove the mounting bolts to remove hole cover.
6. Remove the control lever boot.





7. Remove guide plate mounting bolts, and then remove control lever and control lever spring from shift lever housing.

INSTALLATION





1. Set control lever and control lever spring in the vehicle and loosely mount guide plate.
2. After installing control lever in control rod, tighten bolts to the specified torque. Refer to Removal and Installation.





3. After shifting control lever into 6th gear, push it toward reverse gear (to the right) until it comes to a stop.
4. At the point where the control lever assembly stops, bring the guide plate closer until guide plate stopper contacts control lever assembly claw, and then loosely tighten mounting bolt A.





5. After shifting control lever into 5th gear, push it toward reverse gear (to the right) until it comes to a stop.
6. At the point where control lever assembly stops, bring guide plate closer until the guide plate stopper contacts control lever assembly claw, and then tighten mounting bolt C to the specified torque. Refer to Removal and Installation.
7. Tighten guide plate bolts A and B to the specified torque. Refer to Removal and Installation.
8. Install control lever boot.
9. Install hole cover and tighten bolts to the specified torque. Refer to Removal and Installation.
10. Install console boot to the center console. Refer to Component Parts Drawing.





11. As shown in the figure, assemble seat and insulator to control lever assembly.

CAUTION: Do not reuse the insulator.

12. Apply locking sealant to control lever threads, install shift knob.

CAUTION: Remove the remaining adhesive on control lever and shift knob threads.

13. Put the shift knob in the correct position as the following indicates





a. When tightening shift knob, if shift knob comes to the proper position within 1/2 turn from the position at which resistance begins to be felt, tighten it 1 more turn to set it in the proper position.
b. If it takes more than 1/2 turn from the position at which resistance begins to be felt tighten it to set it in the proper position.

CAUTION:
^ Do not adjust the knob with loosing.
^ After adjusting to the regular position, until 30 minutes pass, do not operate the shift intensely such as screwing or turning the shift knob to opposite direction since a locking sealant because stiff.

INSPECTION AFTER INSTALLATION
After installing, confirm the following items:
^ When control lever assembly is shifted to each position, make sure there is no binding or disconnection in each boot.
^ When shifted to each position, make sure there is no noise, binding, and backlash. Especially when control lever assembly is shifted to 5th, 6th without pressing downward, check for binding.
^ When control lever assembly is shifted to 1st, 2nd side and 5th, 6th side, confirm control lever assembly returns to neutral position smoothly.
^ In any position other than reverse, confirm that control lever assembly can be pressed downward.
^ With control lever assembly pressed downward, confirm that it can be shifted to reverse.
^ When shifted from reverse to neutral position, confirm control lever assembly returns to neutral position smoothly with spring power.
^ Without control lever assembly pressed downward, confirm that it cannot be shifted to reverse.