Shift Lever: Disassembly

Remove shift lever knob (if necessary).
Remove shift lever housing.
Remove slide cover.
Remove shift position sensor. Remove the 3 bolts and shift position sensor.
Remove shift illumination lamp with sub-assembly using the following steps:
1. Disconnect the clamp from the shift lever assembly.
2. Using a small screwdriver, release the secondary locking device (1).
3. Using a small screwdriver, release the locking clip (2) of terminals No. 1 and 3, and pull the terminals out of the rearward. See Fig 1.
4. Remove the shift illumination lamp wire sub-assembly (3) from the shift lever sub-assembly.
5. Remove the bulb from the shift illumination lamp wire sub-assembly.
Remove shift lock solenoid using the following steps:
1. Disconnect the connector from the shift lock ECU.
2. Using a small screwdriver, release the locking clip of the 2 terminals and pull the terminals out of the rearward. See Fig 2.
3. Reconnect the connector to the shift lock ECU.
4. Remove the bolt and shift lock solenoid assembly. See Fig 3.
5. Remove the link assembly and compression spring from the shift lock solenoid.
6. Using long-nose pliers, pull out the slotted spring pin from the link assembly. See Fig 4.
7. Remove the link from the plunger.
Remove the bolt and shift lock ECU. See Fig 5.

Fig 1: Removing Terminals From Shift Illumination Connector

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Fig 2: Removing Terminals From Shift Lock Solenoid Connector

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Fig 3: Removing/Installing Shift Lock Solenoid Assembly

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Fig 4: Removing/Installing Link From Plunger

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Fig 5: Removing/Installing Shift Lock ECU

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