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Shifter A/T: Service and Repair

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REMOVAL
1. REMOVE REAR CONSOLE BOX
2. REMOVE COLUMN COVER





3. REMOVE KEY INTERLOCK CABLE
a) Release the adjust lock cap.

HINT: Rotate it clockwise by 90° facing to the front of the vehicle.

b) Remove the cable end from the rod on the shift lever side.
c) Remove the cable on the shift lever side.





d) Remove the cable from the clamp for No. 1 instrument panel box.
e) With the key in ACC, remove the cable cap claw from the key interlock and pull it.
4. REMOVE FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY
a) Disconnect the 2 connectors.





b) Remove the nut and disconnect the transaxle control cable.





c) Remove the 2 wire harness clamps from the shift lever assembly.
d) Remove the bolts and floor shift lever assembly.

DISASSEMBLY





1. REMOVE O/D MAIN SWITCH TERMINAL
a) Remove the connector from the shift lever plate.





b) Remove the O/D main switch connector from the shift lever plate.
c) Disengage the secondary locking device.
d) Release the locking lug of the terminals 2 and 4, and pull the terminals out from the rearward.





2. REMOVE SHIFT LEVER KNOB SUB-ASSEMBLY
a) Remove the wire harness of the O/D main switch from the shift lever plate.





b) Remove the 2 screws and shift lever knob sub-assembly.

NOTICE: Pay attention not to apply unnatural load to O/D main switch wire harness.

c) Remove the shift lever knob cover.
d) Remove the shift lever button and spring.
e) Remove the O/D main switch.





3. REMOVE POSITION INDICATOR HOUSING
a) Remove the position indicator housing from the shift lever plate.
b) Remove the cover from the position indicator housing.
c) Remove the position indicator slide cover from the shift lever plate.
d) Remove the position indicator plate from the position indicator housing.





4. REMOVE SHIFT LOCK UNIT
a) Remove the screw and shift lock unit.





b) Remove the solenoid from the shift lever plate.





5. REMOVE INDICATOR LIGHT WIRE





6. REMOVE KEY INTERLOCK CABLE ROD





7. REMOVE SHIFT LOCK SOLENOID ROD





8. REMOVE SHIFT LEVER SUB-ASSEMBLY
a) Set a 14 mm deep socket wrench.
b) Using a punch and hammer, remove the grooved pin.
c) Remove the detent rod and spring.





d) Using a screwdriver, remove the control shaft and shift lever sub-assembly.





9. REMOVE SHIFT LOCK RELEASE BUTTON AND SPRING

REASSEMBLY





1. INSTALL SPRING AND SHIFT LOCK RELEASE BUTTON
2. INSTALL SHIFT LEVER SUB-ASSEMBLY
a) Apply MP grease on the control shaft, shift lever sub-assembly, grooved pin, spring and detent rod.
b) Install the shift lever sub-assembly and control shaft to the shift lever plate.
c) Install the spring and detent rod.





d) Using a punch and hammer, install the grooved pin to the detent rod pin hole.
A: 29.5 ± 0.5 mm (1.161 ± 0.020 inch)
e) Check the detent rod operation.
3. INSTALL SHIFT LOCK SOLENOID ROD





4. INSTALL KEY INTERLOCK CABLE ROD





5. INSTALL INDICATOR LIGHT WIRE





6. INSTALL SHIFT LOCK UNIT
a) Install the solenoid.





b) Install the shift lock unit with the screw.





7. INSTALL POSITION INDICATOR HOUSING
a) Install the position indicator plate to the position indicator housing.
b) Install the position indicator slide cover to the shift lever plate.
c) Install the position indicator housing to the shift lever plate.
d) Install the cover to the position indicator housing.





8. INSTALL SHIFT LEVER KNOB SUB-ASSEMBLY
a) Apply MID grease on the shift lever knob button and spring.
b) Install the O/D main switch.
c) Install the spring and shift lever knob button.
d) Install the shift lever knob cover.
e) Install the shift lever sub-assembly with the 2 screws.

HINT: Coat the threads of screws with sealant.

Sealant: Part No. 08833-00080, THREE BOND 1344, LOCTITE 242 or equivalent

NOTICE: Make sure not to catch O/D main switch wire harness.





f) Clamp the wire harness to the shift lever plate.
9. INSTALL O/D MAIN SWITCH TERMINAL

INSTALLATION





1. INSTALL FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY
a) Install the floor shift assembly with the 4 bolts.
Torque: 12 Nm (120 kgf-cm, 9 ft. lbs.)
b) Install the wire harness clamps to the shift lever plate.





c) Shift the shift lever in N position, push the lever to the R position side and hold it there.
d) While pulling the cable, install the cable with the nut.
Torque: 12 Nm (120 kgf-cm, 9 ft. lbs.)
e) Connect the 2 connectors.





2. INSTALL KEY INTERLOCK CABLE
a) With the key in ACC, install the cable cap claw to the key interlock.
b) Install the cable to the clamp for No.1 instrument panel box.
c) Insert the cable end rod ([diameter]4) from the slit of the shift lever plate.
d) Insert the slide cap into the through hole and install.
e) Insert the lever pin into the hole in the cable end.

HINT:
^ At this time, ensure that the shift lever is in N position.
^ After installation, make sure that the lever pin is pulled by the cable and is stopped with a stopper.

f) To check that the spring for automatic adjustment works properly, hold the slide cap and move it back and forth.
g) Lock the adjust lock cap.

HINT:
^ Rotate it counterclockwise by 90° facing to the front of the vehicle.

HINT:
^ Install the cable on the shift lever side with the key in ACC.
^ Make sure the slide amount for the spring for automatic adjustment is 8 mm (0.31 inch).

3. INSTALL REAR CONSOLE BOX, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER PANEL AND COLUMN COVER
4. INSPECT KEY INTERLOCK AND SHIFT LOCK OPERATION
a) Check that the starter operates when the shift lever is in only P and N position and does not operate in the other ranges.
b) Operate the shift lever and check that the reading on the indicator conforms to the actual position.
c) Check that the ignition key can be pulled out in P position.
d) Check that the ignition key does not turn to LOCK position in any other range than P position.
e) Check that the shift lever can be shifted from P position to another position when the shift release button is pressed.





f) When shifting it to each range, make sure that the shifting lever moves smoothly, can be moderately operated and the position indicator displays correctly.
Ranges which can be operated without pressing the shift lever knob button
R -> N-> D -> 2, L -> 2 -> D -> N
Ranges which can be operated only while pressing the shift lever knob button
2 -> L, N -> R -> P
Ranges which can be operated only while pressing the shift lever knob button, ignition switch ON and brake pedal depressed
P -> R
g) When starting the engine, make sure that the vehicle moves forward when shifting from N to D position, and moves rearward when shifting to R position.
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