Removing and Installing Gearshift Bracket

Removing and installing gearshift bracket








Preliminary work for gearshift bracket

1. Remove shift-lever knob.
2. Remove switch console.
3. Detach torque supports at top and bottom from engine.

Removing gearshift bracket

1. Remove design cover from Y-shaped pipe.
2. Remove Y-shaped pipe from intake manifold.





Removing Y-shaped pipe

3. Unscrew fastening screws -arrows- from gearshift bracket.





Mounting of gearshift bracket

4. Detach connector -arrow- from transmission.





Transmission connector

5. Position transmission jack under transmission support.
6. Unscrew fastening screws from transmission support.





Transmission support to body

7. Lower transmission on transmission support by max. 25 mm.





Lowering of transmission support

8. Lever off cable ends -1- on transmission using disassembly tool Nr.21.





Operating cable connection to transmission

9. Remove tab washers -2- for operating cables from support using screwdriver.





Operating cable connection to transmission

10. Remove gearshift bracket together with operating cables.
11. Align gearshift bracket in neutral position using locking bridge 9619/2.





Aligning gearshift bracket

12. Measure excess operating cable -X- at the cable end and write it down. The dimension -X- is needed for pre-positioning when installing.





Measurement of excess operating cable

13. Unscrew fastening screws -arrows- from the bottom of the gearshift bracket and remove cover.





Screws in gearshift bracket cover

14. Release adjuster from gearshift bracket. To do this, release the catch using a screwdriver -arrow-.





Operating cable connection to gearshift bracket

15. Remove safety clips -arrows- from gearshift bracket.





Safety clips in gearshift bracket

16. Remove operating cables out of gearshift bracket.

Installing gearshift bracket

1. Insert operating cables into gearshift bracket and install safety clips -arrows-.





Installing safety clips

2. Insert cable ends -arrow- into the adjuster.





Inserting adjuster

3. Align gearshift bracket in neutral position using locking bridge 9619/2.





Aligning gearshift bracket

4. When fitting the gearshift bracket, adjust the position -X- of the operating cables before removal and latch in adjuster.





Measurement of excess operating cable

5. Screw in fastening screws -arrows- for cover on gearshift bracket.





Screws in gearshift bracket cover

6. Locking bridge 9619/2 on the gearshift bracket must be removed.
7. Install gearshift bracket together with operating cables.
8. Guide rubber sleeve on operating cable through the support and latch cable ends -1- onto the transmission.





Operating cable connection to transmission

9. Insert safety clips -2- on support.





Operating cable connection to transmission

10. Check position of clips using mirror.
11. Press gearshift bracket into the cut-out in the cardan tunnel.
12. Screw in fastening screws for transmission support. -> Tightening torque: 65 Nm (48 ftlb.)





Transmission support to body

13. Tighten fastening screws -arrows- for gearshift bracket to cardan tunnel. -> Tightening torque: 6 Nm (4.5 ftlb.)





Mounting of gearshift bracket

14. Release adjuster -arrows-.





Latching adjuster into place

15. Align gearshift bracket in neutral position using locking bridge 9619/2.





Aligning gearshift bracket

16. Latch adjuster -arrows- into place





Latching adjuster into place

Subsequent work for gearshift bracket

1. Install switch console.
2. Install shift-lever knob.
3. Secure torque supports at top and bottom to engine.