Removal and Installation: Installation

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Set control lever spring, control lever assembly, and guide plate to control lever housing and then temporarily tightening guide plate mounting bolts.
CAUTION: Restrain guide plate while doing this because there is a danger control lever assembly will fly out of control lever housing.
Install control lever assembly to control rod and then tighten bolt to the specified torque.
Install boot to control lever housing.
CAUTION: Fit the boot to the groove on the control lever housing.

Fig 1: Locating Control Rod Mounting Bolt
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Install guide plate with the following procedure.
1. After shifting control lever assembly into 6th gear, push it toward reverse gear (to the right) until it comes to a stop.
2. At the point where control lever assembly stops, bring guide plate closer until guide plate stopper contacts control lever assembly claw and then temporarily tighten mounting bolt A.
  
  Fig 2: Identifying Control Lever Assembly Position
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3. After shifting control lever assembly into 5th gear, push it toward reverse gear (to the right) until it comes to a stop.
4. At the point where control lever assembly stops, bring guide plate closer until guide plate stopper contacts control lever assembly claw and then tighten mounting bolt C to the specified torque.
5. Tighten guide plate mounting bolts A and B to the specified torque.
Fig 3: Identifying Control Lever Assembly Position
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Install control lever boot A.
CAUTION: Fit the control lever boot A to the groove on the control lever housing.

Fig 4: Identifying Control Lever Boot
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Install hole insulator and control lever boot B.

Fig 5: Identifying Hole Insulator And Control Lever Boot B
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Install hole cover and then tighten hole cover mounting bolts to the specified torque.

Fig 6: Locating Hole Cover Mounting Bolts
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Install felt.
Install center console assembly. Refer to "REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION ".
Install console finisher assembly. Refer to "REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION ".

Fig 7: Identifying Felt
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Install seat and insulator to control lever assembly.
CAUTION:
- Be careful with the orientation of seat.
- Never reuse insulator.
Apply thread locking sealant to control lever assembly threads and then install shift knob.
- Use Genuine Medium Strength Thread Locking Sealant or an equivalent. Refer to "RECOMMENDED CHEMICAL PRODUCTS AND SEALANTS ".
Fig 8: Identifying Seat And Insulator To Control Lever Assembly
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CAUTION: Remove the remaining adhesive on control lever assembly and shift knob threads.
Put shift knob in the correct position as the following indicates.
1. When tightening shift knob, if shift knob comes to the proper position within 1/2 turn from the position at which resistance begins to be felt, tighten it 1 more turn to set it in the proper position.
  
  Fig 9: Identifying Shift Knob Position
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2. If it takes more than 1/2 turn from the position at which resistance begins to be felt, tighten it to set it in the proper position.
CAUTION:
- Never adjust shift knob with loosing.
- After adjusting to the proper position, until 30 minutes pass, never operate the shift intensely such as screwing or turning shift knob to opposite direction since a locking sealant because stiff.