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STEP 1. |
STEP 2. |
First remove the 2 torx screws on each side of
the air intake duct that attaches to the front
of the grille.
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Next remove the clamp that retains the intake
snorkel to the air filter/engine assembly and
remove the snorkel. This gives you more than
enough space to remove the shift cables and
transmission shift lever (short shifter). |
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PHOTO OF OEM CABLES. |
STEP 3. |
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In order to remove the
shift lever, the 13mm nut must be removed from
the shift lever and the 2 small clips which
retain the shifter cables to the shift lever. |
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STEP 4. |
WITH THE CLIP REMOVED. |
Remove each clip from
the ends of the cables. The clips slide sideways
off of the end of the cables where they attach
to the shift lever. DO NOT LOSE these clips!!! |
This is what the
cables look like with the clips removed.
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STEP 5. |
STEP 6. |
Slide the cables off the shafts of the shift
lever and move them out of the way of the shift
lever. |
Next, remove the 13mm nut
on the top of the shift lever that secures the
shift lever to the transmission selector shaft. |
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STEP 7. |
OEM VS. NEUSPEED. |
Once the 13mm nut is
removed, pull up on the shift lever and gently
rock the lever side to side and it will slide
off the selector shaft. |
Here is a photo comparing
the Neuspeed shift lever to the OEM shift lever.
The Neuspeed shift lever is the one on the
right. The Neuspeed shift lever weighs
considerably more than the OEM one. |
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STEP 8. |
STEP 9. |
Apply a liberal amount a
silicone grease to the area of the shift lever
that will come in contact with a small plastic
guide that is attached to the top of the
transmission. This guide will ride in the
channel machined in the shift lever. |
When installing the shift
lever to the selector shaft, the selector shaft
and shift lever are 'indexed'. Basically the
shift lever splines will only slide over the
selector shaft splines one way. This picture
shows the 'index' of the shift lever. If the
shift lever does not slide easily onto the
selector shaft, DO NOT force the shift lever.
Check to make sure it is 'indexed' correctly. |
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STEP 10. |
STEP 11. |
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As you slide the shift
lever onto the selector shaft, position the
plastic guide so it fits into the channel that
is machined in the shift lever.
Once the shift lever is seated all the way
onto the selector shaft reinstall the 13mm nut
and re-torque to 20 ft lbs. |
Apply silicone grease to the pins on the shift
lever where the shift cables will be
reinstalled. |
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STEP 12. |
STEP 13. |
Place the shift cable
ends on the shift lever pins and reinstall the
retaining clips for the cables. |
Reinstall the air intake
snorkel in reverse order of removal. With the
engine OFF, and the clutch pedal depressed shift
through all the gears. If everything feels
smooth, start the engine and with the clutch
STILL DEPRESSED, shift through all the gears
again. If the shifts feel fine go for a road
test and you will be.
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JW |
