Select Lever: Disassembly

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Shift the select lever to "N" range.
Lower the grip cover.

Fig 1: Identifying Grip Cover
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Remove the grip pin.

Fig 2: Identifying Grip Pin
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Remove the grip assembly.

Fig 3: Identifying Grip Assembly
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Remove the grip cover.

Fig 4: Identifying Grip Cover
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Remove the indicator light and then remove the bulb.

Fig 5: Removing Indicator Light And Bulb
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Remove the shift lock solenoid assembly.

Fig 6: Locating Shift Lock Solenoid Assembly Bolts
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Remove the indicator assembly.

Fig 7: Identifying Indicator Assembly
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Remove the bulb case.

Fig 8: Identifying Bulb Case
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Remove the plate light guide.

Fig 9: Identifying Plate Light Guide
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Remove the position plate.

Fig 10: Identifying Position Plate
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Remove the blind assembly.

Fig 11: Identifying Blind Assembly
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Remove blind A and B.

Fig 12: Identifying Blind A And B
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Remove the clip while being careful not to break the pin, and remove all switches.

Fig 13: Identifying Shift-Up Switch, Shift-Down Switch And P Range Switch
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Remove the connector from the base assembly using a flat-tip screwdriver.

Fig 14: Identifying Base Assembly Connector
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Remove all terminals from the connectors using a flat-tip screwdriver.

Fig 15: Removing Terminals
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Remove the shift lock solenoid from the lock lever bracket.

Fig 16: Locating Lock Lever Bracket
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Remove the bushing.

Fig 17: Identifying Bushing
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Remove the lock lever bushing.

Fig 18: Removing Lock Lever Bushing
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Remove the lock lever.

Fig 19: Identifying Lock Lever
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Remove the release rod and spring.

Fig 20: Identifying Release Rod And Spring
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Remove the cable bracket.

Fig 21: Locating Cable Bracket Bolts
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Remove the spacer.

Fig 22: Identifying Spacer
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Remove the dust cover and dust cover bracket.

Fig 23: Identifying Dust Cover And Dust Cover Bracket
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Remove the spacer.

Fig 24: Identifying Spacer
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Using a press, remove the shift position pin.

Fig 25: Removing Shift Position Pin Using Press
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Remove the clips, then remove the shaft.

Fig 26: Identifying Shaft Clips
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Remove the arm assembly.
Remove the bushing.

Fig 27: Identifying Arm Assembly Bushing
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Remove the selector arm assembly.

Fig 28: Identifying Selector Arm Assembly
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Remove the clip while being careful not to break the pin, then remove the shift button switch.

Fig 29: Identifying Clip Of Shift Button Switch
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Remove the select shaft.

Fig 30: Locating Select Shaft Bolt
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Remove the tube cross plate.

Fig 31: Identifying Tube Cross Plate
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Remove the mode change switch.

Fig 32: Identifying Mode Change Switch
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Remove the detent check block.

Fig 33: Locating Detent Check Block
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