- place the car on a lift or raise the front of the car and install safety supports under the body;
Pic. 4.24. Removal of a cover of the handle of the gear lever
- inside the vehicle, carefully remove the shift lever cover from the console (pic. 4.24);
Pic. 4.25. Removing the fastening of heat-insulating shields (1) and collar (2), connecting the front and rear parts of the exhaust system
- remove the heat shields under the vehicle and disconnect the rear of the exhaust system from the front (pic. 4.25). Rack up the back of the system;
Pic. 4.26. Removing the shift lever housing: And – a nut of a rod of switching; arrows show four nuts securing the body to the floor of the body
- remove the nut, remove the washer and disconnect the shift rod from the bottom of the shift lever. Loosen the four nuts securing the shift lever housing to the floor and lower it down (pic. 4.26);
Pic. 4.27. Shift rod mounting assembly
- bend the rubber boot, unscrew the bolt in front of the stem, remove the washer and bushing (pic. 4.27). Remember the location of the parts (pic. 4.28). Remove the stem from the gearbox;
Pic. 4.28. Shift rod mounting details: 1 - bolt; 2 - nut; 3 - bushing
- before removing the fork of the mechanism, mark its position relative to the stem, loosen the clamp bolt and disconnect the fork;
- inspect parts - replace worn or damaged parts.
Installation order:
- lubricate the pivot joints of the gear lever and the axle of the gearshift linkage with grease 33 Medium;
- install the fork on the stem, as noted during removal, and securely tighten the clamp;
- if you are installing new parts, then when installing the fork on the stem, make sure that approximately 7–8 mm of the corrugated part of the fork is visible; the fork should be facing the protruding part towards the gearbox;
- attach the fork to the gear lever, install the bushing, bolt and nut;
- perform the remaining operations in the reverse order of removal;
- check and adjust the gearshift mechanism.
Attention! For fine adjustment of the movement, tool B.Vi is required. 1133 - locking gear lever in the first gear position.