Contents: Gear shift lever ↡ Gear shift unit ↡
Gear shift lever
Removal
1. Pull the gearshift boot off the center console and twist it up over the gearshift lever.
2. Using a screwdriver, pry the spring ring out of the hole in the gear selector lever tube and remove the ring (see fig. 3.2).
Fig. 3.2. Use a lever to pry the spring ring out of the gear selector lever tube
3. Pull the lever out of the tube.
Installation
4. Installation is carried out in reverse order. Make sure that the spring ring is positioned correctly.
Gear shift unit
Removal
5. To improve access to components, apply the parking brake, then raise the front of the vehicle and support it on stands (see "Lifting the car and placing it on supports").
6. Working from underneath the vehicle, pry up the retaining clips and disconnect the shift rods from the shift lever assembly.
7. From inside the cabin, remove the cover from the central console (see Chapter 11) to open the gear shift lever assembly.
8. Unclip the reversing light switch from the bracket.
9. Loosen the gear selector lever assembly mounting bolts.
10. Pull the unit into the passenger compartment through the hole in the floor. Remove the gasket.
Installation
11. Installation is carried out in the reverse order, making sure that the gear selector rod locks are securely installed. When finished, check the gear shift linkage adjustment as described in the next section.
Adjustment
Note: To perform the adjustment, it is necessary to make a suitable fixing rod - see text.
12. To improve access to components, apply the parking brake, then raise the front of the vehicle and support it on stands (see "Lifting the car and placing it on supports").
13. Check that the lever is in neutral position.
14. Working from underneath the vehicle, pry up the retaining clips and disconnect the shift rods from the shift lever assembly (see fig. 3.14).
Fig. 3.14. Pry up the clips and disconnect the gear selection rods from the lever assembly
15. Make a fixing rod according to the dimensions shown in Fig. 3.15. It is best to use a metal rod.
Fig. 3.15. Locking rod for adjusting the gear shift lever mechanism
All dimensions are in mm
16. Insert the locking rod through the holes in the gear selector levers (see fig. 3.16).
Fig. 3.16. Locking rod installed in gear selector levers
A Fixing rod
In Cardan shaft
17. With the gearshift levers locked, it is possible to easily slide the gearshift rods onto the gearshift lever pins. If necessary, adjust the position of the gearshift rod ends so that the rods can be pushed onto the gearshift lever pins as follows:
- a) Loosen the gear shift rod end.
- b) Rotate the tip to set the required length of the pull rod.
- c) Tighten the lock nut.
18. Once the adjustment is complete, install the locking pins to secure the gear shift lever rods to the gear shift lever pins, then remove the locking rod.
19. Lower the vehicle to the ground and check the operation of the gearshift mechanism. Test drive and ensure that all gears can be engaged easily.