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Shift Linkage Adjustment

    Fig 1: Identifying Rod Clamp And Bolt
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    CAUTION: Refer to Battery Disconnect Caution in Cautions and Notices.
  1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
    2. IMPORTANT: All the gears must be easy to engage when the vehicle is stationary, the engine is running, and the clutch is disengaged.
  2. Position the gearshift lever into NEUTRAL.
  3. Loosen the rod clamp bolt.
    4. IMPORTANT: The speed gears and the synchronizer parts on this vehicle receive lubrication through specific passages in the mainshaft.
    Fig 2: View Of Gearshift Rod And Gage Pin
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  4. Remove the adjustment hole plug from the shift lever cover.
  5. Turn the gearshift rod and fully insert a 5 mm (0.2 in) gage pin into the adjustment hole.
    6. Fig 3: View Of Gage Pin And Gearshift Lever
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  6. Remove the boot from the console.
  7. Pull the boot upward to expose the shift control lever mechanism.
  8. Position the gearshift lever close to the left side of the NEUTRAL position.
  9. Insert a 5 mm (0.2 in) gage pin into the holes to align the gearshift lever with the gearshift lever housing.
    10. Fig 4: Identifying Rod Clamp And Bolt
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    NOTE: Refer to Fastener Notice in Cautions and Notices.
  10. Tighten the rod clamp bolt.

    Tighten:  Tighten the rod clamp bolt to 14 N.m (124 lb in)  .

    11. Fig 5: Identifying Adjustment Hole Plug
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  11. Remove the 5 mm (0.2 inch) gage pin from the adjustment hole.
  12. Install the adjustment hole plug.
  13. Remove the 5 mm (0.2 in) gage pin from the gearshift lever.
  14. Install the boot to the console.
    15. Fig 6: View Of Gearshift Cover
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  15. Connect the negative battery cable.
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