Select Lever: Removal

Shift the select lever to "N" range.
Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
Lift up the vehicle.
Remove the rear exhaust pipe. Refer to REMOVAL , Rear Exhaust Pipe.
Remove the center exhaust cover.

Fig 1: Identifying Center Exhaust Cover
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Disconnect the cable from the arm COMPL.

Fig 2: Identifying Adjusting Nut And Arm COMPL
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Raise the claw of clamp and remove the cable.

Fig 3: Identifying Clamp Claw
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Lower the vehicle.
Shift the select lever to "N" range.
Lower the cover grip AT vertically toward the lever.

Fig 4: Lowering Cover Grip AT Vertically Toward Lever
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Remove the clamp grip pin.

Fig 5: Removing Clamp Grip Pin
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Remove the grip assembly.

Fig 6: Removing Grip Assembly
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Remove the console box. Refer to REMOVAL , Console Box.
Remove the cover - shift lever.

Fig 7: Identifying Shift Lever Cover Fasteners
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Disconnect the connector, and remove the indicator cover from the housing.

Fig 8: Identifying Indicator Housing Cover
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Remove the housing with the blind A and blind B.

Fig 9: Removing Housing With Blind A And Blind B
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Remove the blind B.

Fig 10: Identifying Blind A And Blind B
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Remove the blind A from the housing.

Fig 11: Identifying Housing Blind A
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Remove the harness clip from the select lever.

Fig 12: Locating Select Lever Harness Clip
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Disconnect the harness connector.

Fig 13: Identifying Harness Connector
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Remove the four bolts to remove the select lever assembly.

Fig 14: Locating Select Lever Assembly Bolts
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