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Shift Linkage

  1. Working over left front fender, remove lock pin from transaxle selector shaft housing. Reverse lock pin, long end down, and insert lock pin into same threaded hole while pushing selector shaft into selector housing. A hole in selector shaft will align with lock pin, allowing lock pin to be screwed into housing. This operation locks selector shaft in 1-2 neutral position.
  2. Remove gearshift knob, retaining nut, and pull-up ring. Remove boot from console and remove console. Install 2 cable adjusting pins. Tighten selector cable adjusting screw to 55 INCH lbs. (6 N.m). Tighten crossover cable adjusting screw to 55 INCH lbs. (6 N.m). See Fig 1 .
  3. Install console, boot, pull-up ring, retaining nut and gearshift knob. Remove lock pin from selector shaft housing and reinstall lock pin (so long end is up) in selector shaft housing. Tighten lock pin to 106 INCH lbs. (12 N.m). Check for shift into first and reverse. Check for lockout in reverse.
Fig 1: Adjusting Gearshift Linkage
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