Gearshift drive
1 - shift lever
2 - support sleeve
3 - support pin
4 - support
5 - gear lever
7 - support
8 - case
9 - switching rod
10 - remote ring
11 - lock washer
12 — the hinge of draft of switching
13 - retaining ring
14 - washer
15 - pin
Withdrawal
1. Pull the handle firmly up without turning it. Remove the lever boot from the center console and remove it from the shift lever. These works are described in Section Removal and installation of the center console, refer to Section Removal and installation of the central armrest.
The operation of lifting and placing the vehicle on stands is dangerous! Therefore, before carrying out the operation, read Section Jacking and towing
2. Raise and place the vehicle on stands. Remove the exhaust system and the heat shield under the gearshift lever, refer to Section Removal and installation of the exhaust system.
3. Remove from the underside of the car a lock bracket -1-. Remove washer -2-. Remove the selector rod -3- from the side.
4. Place a trunnion wrench, eg BMW 251110, on the shift lever from below and turn it 90°counterclockwise. After that, press the spherical insert upwards from the lever.
5. Disconnect the shift lever cover from the body and pull it up with the lever.
Installation
6. Lubricate the spherical bearings of the lever with grease "KLUBER POLZLUBE GLY".
7. Install the shift lever with spherical insert so that the arrows on the insert point in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the vehicle (arrow on accompanying illustration). The tabs of the spherical insert are located across the vehicle.
8. Press the insert from above into the holder with a screwdriver until the tabs are distinctly fixed.
9. Attach the case. The arrow on the boot should point forward in the direction of travel. Insert the inner side of the cover through the lever, and the outer side into the cutout of the body.
10. Insert shift rod pin into lever with washers. Install the locking bracket.
11. If necessary, install a heat shield and exhaust system, refer to Section Removal and installation of the exhaust system.
12. Fix a cover of the lever of switching on the central console. Put the handle on the lever and push it hard, refer to Section Removal and installation of the central armrest.