Attention! Do not turn the gear lever handle when removing, otherwise the angular displacement lock will be sheared off.
Removing the gear lever must be carried out in the following order.
Prepare fixture «25.1.100». Remove the shift lever knob by moving it firmly upwards. Squeeze the cover frame slightly and remove the cover from the center console. Remove soundproofing (1, fig. 8.20).
Remove the intermediate muffler, rear heat shield and right front heat shield. Remove bolts (M12) fastening of the elastic coupling. Do not allow the cardan shaft to fall, work with an assistant. While holding the cardan shaft, unscrew the nuts (see fig. 10.6) fixing the intermediate support from the bottom of the body. Bend the cardan shaft down by pressing on the intermediate support. Disconnect propeller shaft from gearbox output shaft flange. take it aside and fix it in a horizontal position under the bottom of the body using wire clips.
Remove screws (arrows, fig. 8.21) mounting the vibration damper and remove it.
Remove retainer (11, see fig. 8.16), remove the washer and remove the rod (10) PP drive.
Insert fixture «25.1.100» (pic. 8.22) into the hinge and turn it 90°counterclockwise. Push the bearing shells up out of the shift lever shaft.
Remove the rubber boot from the opening of the body and pull it out together with the gear lever in an upward direction (pic. 8.23).
The installation of the gear lever should be carried out in the reverse order, while it is necessary to lubricate the spherical part of the gear lever with grease of the type «Circolight» and insert the shift lever into the support rod.
Align the bearing shells so that the arrows on the bearing are parallel to the vehicle axis and the tabs holding the bearing are perpendicular to the vehicle axis. Using a screwdriver, press the bearing shells into the support rod (arrow, fig. 8.24). Press in the area of the protrusions until they lock into place with an audible click.
Insert rubber boot with arrow pointing forward when viewed in direction of travel. Slide the inner rubber boot over the shift lever support rod cup (bottom arrows, fig. 8.25). Insert the outer cover into the opening of the body (top arrows).
Lubricate the gearshift rod pin with grease type «Circolight». Tighten the vibration damper mounting bolts to a torque of 23 Nm (2.3 kgf·m).
Unscrew the protective cover (1, fig. 8.26) edges up and put it on the lever (2) PP. Lower the edges of the protective cover so that the cover covers the PP lever and insert it into the center console.
Before installing the handle, slide the protective cover down so that the locking groove is completely exposed. Install the knob on the gear lever, align it and push vertically, with considerable force, until it clicks into place.