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All-wheel-drive vehicles  
    
Continuation for all vehicles  -  Remove heat shield -A- above driveshaft.
-  Remove heat shield -2- for driveshaft from cover for Torsen differential 
(arrows). 
-  Unbolt driveshaft from transmission and hang or support.
-  Loosen boot of selector lever cable from shift mechanism cover and 
slide back. 
    
-  Remove bolts (arrows) and remove shift mechanism cover.
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Installing  
     
-  Installation is the reverse order of removal.
      In addition, the following test steps must be 
performed and observed.  
     
Selector lever and lever/shift rod in position 
"P" (park lock must engage). 
     
- Raise vehicle.
     
-  Guide selector lever cable into shift 
mechanism. 
     
-  Do not bend selector lever cable.
     
-  Mount shift mechanism on chassis.
     
-  Tighten nuts (4 pieces) to 10 Nm from top.
     
-  Secure boot of selector lever cable to shift 
mechanism cover. 
     
-  Installing and adjusting locking cable   page 37
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Selector lever cable 
Do not bend or kink, lightly grease coupling 
ring and ball socket before installing Removing and installing   page 37
-40
Adjusting  page 37
-45
In case of damaged rubber boots, the 
selector lever cable must be replaced Do not install rubber boot on transmission 
side twisted 
27 - 
Hex bolt, 23 Nm 
28 - 
Pivot For selector lever cable to transmissionRemoving and installing   page 37
-40
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