Shifter M/T: Service and Repair
SHIFT CONTROLTM-18 Exploded View:
Removal and Installation
REMOVAL
1. Remove shift knob with the following procedure.
a. Release metal clips on console finisher assembly.
b. Lift console finisher assembly and then set a suitable pliers to control lever assembly.
CAUTION:
Put waste cloth (A) between a suitable pliers and control lever assembly to avoid damaging control lever assembly.
c. Set a suitable pliers to shift knob.
CAUTION:
Put waste cloth (A) between a suitable pliers and shift knob to avoid damaging shift knob.
d. Keeping control lever assembly in place with a suitable pliers, loosen shift knob with a suitable pliers.
NOTE:
Remove shift knob from control lever assembly keeping a suitable pliers in place because a certain power to turn shift knob is still necessary even after adhesive is peeled.
e. Remove shift knob from control lever assembly.
2. Remove insulator and seat from control lever assembly.
3. Remove console finisher assembly.
4. Remove center console assembly.
5. Remove felt.
6. Release boot from control lever housing. Then remove control rod mounting bolt and then separate control lever assembly and control rod.
7. Remove hole cover mounting bolts and then remove hole cover.
8. Remove control lever boot B and hole insulator.
9. Remove control lever boot A.
10. Remove guide plate mounting bolts and then remove control lever assembly and control lever spring from control lever housing.
CAUTION:
Restrain guide plate while doing this because there is a danger control lever assembly will fly out of control lever housing.
INSTALLATION
1. Set control lever spring, control lever assembly, and guide plate to control lever housing and then temporarily tightening guide plate mounting bolts.
CAUTION:
Restrain guide plate while doing this because there is a danger control lever assembly will fly out of control lever housing.
2. Install control lever assembly to control rod and then tighten bolt to the specified torque.
3. Install boot to control lever housing.
CAUTION:
Fit the boot to the groove on the control lever housing.
4. Install guide plate with the following procedure.
a. After shifting control lever assembly into 6th gear, push it toward reverse gear (to the right) until it comes to a stop.
b. At the point where control lever assembly stops, bring guide plate closer until guide plate stopper contacts control lever assembly claw and then temporarily tighten mounting bolt A.
c. After shifting control lever assembly into 5th gear, push it toward reverse gear (to the right) until it comes to a stop.
d. At the point where control lever assembly stops, bring guide plate closer until guide plate stopper contacts control lever assembly claw and then tighten mounting bolt C to the specified torque.
e. Tighten guide plate mounting bolts A and B to the specified torque.
5. Install control lever boot A.
CAUTION:
Fit the control lever boot A to the groove on the control lever housing.
6. Install hole insulator and control lever boot B.
7. Install hole cover and then tighten hole cover mounting bolts to the specified torque.
8. Install felt.
9. Install center console assembly.
10. Install console finisher assembly.
11. Install seat and insulator to control lever assembly.
CAUTION:
^ Be careful with the orientation of seat.
^ Never reuse insulator.
12. Apply thread locking sealant to control lever assembly threads and then install shift knob.
^ Use Genuine Medium Strength Thread Locking Sealant or an equivalent.
CAUTION:
Remove the remaining adhesive on control lever assembly and shift knob threads.
13. Put 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.
A: Proper position
B: Start position on reaction force
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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:
^ Never adjust shift knob with loosing.
^ After adjusting to the proper position, until 30 minutes pass, never operate the shift intensely such as screwing or turning shift knob to opposite direction since a locking sealant because stiff.
Inspection
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.