2007 NISSAN 350Z boot

MT-12
SHIFT CONTROL
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SHIFT CONTROLPFP:34103
Removal and InstallationNCS0000X
COMPONENTS
1. Shift knob 2. Insulator 3. Seat
4. Console boot 5. Felt 6. Hole cover
7. Control lever boot B 8. Hole insulator 9. Control lever boot A
10. Guide plate 11. Control lever assembly 12. Control lever spring
13. Control lever housing 14. Control rod
Refer to GI-11, "
Components" and the followings for the symbols in the figure.
: Apply multi-purpose grease.
: Apply Genuine Medium Strength Thread Locking Sealant or an equivalent. Refer to GI-45, "
Recommended Chemical
Products and Sealants" .
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REMOVAL
1. Remove the shift knob with the following procedure.
a. Release metal clips on console boot from center console. Refer
to IP-11, "
Removal and Installation" .
b. Lift console boot, and push down control lever boot B and con-
trol lever boot A. Set water pump pliers and others to control
lever assembly.
CAUTION:
Put waste cloth between water pump pliers and control
lever assembly to avoid damaging control lever assembly.
c. Set monkey wrench to shift knob.
CAUTION:
Put waste cloth between shift knob and monkey wrench to
avoid damaging shift knob.
d. Keeping control lever assembly in place with water pump pliers,
turn monkey wrench counterclockwise to loosen shift knob.
NOTE:
Remove shift knob from control lever assembly keeping water
pump pliers in place because a certain power to turn shift knob
is still necessary even after adhesive is peeled.
e. Remove shift knob from control lever assembly.
2. Remove insulator and seat from control lever assembly.
3. Remove console boot.
4. Remove center console assembly. Refer to IP-11, "
Removal and
Installation" .
5. Remove felt.
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6. Release the boot, remove control rod mounting bolt, and sepa-
rate control lever and control rod.
7. Remove the hole cover mounting bolts and then remove the
hole cover.
8. Remove the control lever boot B and the hole insulator.
9. Remove the control lever boot A.
10. Remove guide plate mounting bolts, and then remove control
lever assembly and control lever spring from control lever hous-
ing.
CAUTION:
Restrain guide plate while doing this because there is a
danger control lever assembly will fly out of control lever
housing.
INSTALLATION
1. Set control lever spring, control lever assembly, and guide plate to control lever housing and then tempo-
rarily 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.
2. Install control lever assembly to control rod and then tighten bolt
to the specified torque. Refer to MT-12, "
COMPONENTS" .
3. Install boot to control lever housing.
CAUTION:
Fit the boot to the groove on the control lever housing.
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4. After shifting control lever assembly into 6th gear, push it toward
reverse gear (to the right) until it comes to a stop.
5. At the point where the control lever assembly stops, bring the
guide plate closer until guide plate stopper contacts control lever
assembly claw, and then loosely tighten mounting bolt A.
6. After shifting control lever assembly into 5th gear, push it toward
reverse gear (to the right) until it comes to a stop.
7. At the point where control lever assembly stops, bring guide
plate closer until the guide plate stopper contacts control lever
assembly claw, and then tighten mounting bolt C to the specified
torque. Refer to MT-12, "
COMPONENTS" .
8. Tighten guide plate bolts A and B to the specified torque. Refer
to MT-12, "
COMPONENTS" .
9. Install control lever boot A.
CAUTION:
Fit the control lever boot A to the groove on the control
lever housing.
10. Install hole insulator and control lever boot B.
11. Install hole cover and tighten bolts to the specified torque. Refer
to MT-12, "
COMPONENTS" .
12. Install felt.
13. Install center console assembly. Refer to IP-11, "
Removal and
Installation" .
14. Install console boot to center console assembly. Refer to IP-11,
"Removal and Installation" .
15. As shown in the figure, assemble seat and insulator to control
lever assembly.
CAUTION:

Do not reuse insulator.

Be careful with the orientation of seat.
16. Apply locking sealant to control lever assembly threads, install
shift knob.

Use Genuine Medium Strength Thread Locking Sealant or
an equivalent. Refer to GI-45, "
RECOMMENDED CHEMI-
CAL PRODUCTS AND SEALANTS" .
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SHIFT CONTROL
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CAUTION:
Remove the remaining adhesive on control lever and shift knob threads.
17. Put the shift knob in the correct position as the following indicates.
a. 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 posi-
tion.
b. If it takes more than 1/2 turn from the position at which resis-
tance begins to be felt, tighten it to set it in the proper position.
CAUTION:

Do not adjust the knob with loosing.

After adjusting to the regular position, until 30 minutes
pass, do not operate the shift intensely such as screwing
or turning the shift knob to opposite direction since a
locking sealant because stiff.
INSPECTION AFTER INSTALLATION
After installing, confirm the following items:

When control lever assembly is shifted to each position, make sure there is no binding or disconnection in
each boot.

When shifted to each position, make sure there is no noise, binding, and backlash. Especially when con-
trol lever assembly is shifted to 5th, 6th without pressing downward, check for binding.

When control lever assembly is shifted to 1st, 2nd side and 5th, 6th side, confirm control lever assembly
returns to neutral position smoothly.

In any position other than reverse, confirm that control lever assembly can be pressed downward.

With control lever assembly pressed downward, confirm that it can be shifted to reverse.

When shifted from reverse to neutral position, confirm control lever assembly returns to neutral position
smoothly with spring power.

Without control lever assembly pressed downward, confirm that it cannot be shifted to reverse.
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7. Remove control rod mounting bolt and then separate control
lever assembly from the control rod.
8. Using a suitable tool, release claws and separate console boot
from center console. Refer to IP-11, "
Removal and Installation" .
9. Remove felt as shown in the figure.
10. Slide center console assembly to remove hole cover mounting
bolts.
11. Remove hole cover.
12. Remove control lever boot B, hole insulator, and control lever
boot A.
13. Remove guide plate mounting bolts and then separate control
lever assembly from the control lever housing.
CAUTION:
Restrain guide plate while doing this because there is a
danger control lever assembly will fly out of control lever
housing.
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DISASSEMBLY
Case Components
1. Remove rear extension upper cover mounting bolts.
2. Remove rear extension upper cover and rear extension upper
cover gasket from the rear extension.
1. Control lever housing 2. Check shift pin 3. Control bracket
4. Return spring plug 5. Return spring plunger 6. Return spring
7. Rear extension 8. Boot 9. Control rod
10. Retaining pin
Refer to GI-11, "
Components" and the followings for the symbols in the figure.
: Apply gear oil.
: Apply Genuine Silicone RTV or an equivalent. Refer to GI-45, "
Recommended Chemical Products and Sealants" .
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CAUTION:
Do not hold control lever housing to prevent bushing of control lever housing from deformation
when moving transmission assembly.
22. Apply gear oil to return spring plungers.
23. Install return spring plungers and return springs into the rear
extension, apply recommended sealant to threads of return
spring plugs, and then tighten return spring plugs to the speci-
fied torque. Refer to MT-26, "
Shift Control Components" .

Use Genuine Silicone RTV or an equivalent. Refer to GI-
45, "RECOMMENDED CHEMICAL PRODUCTS AND SEAL-
ANTS" .
CAUTION:

The right and left return springs and return spring plungers are different, so make sure they are
installed correctly.

Remove old sealant and oil adhering to threads.
24. Install shift check pin as a one unit with the control bracket to
rear extension and then tighten mounting bolts to the specified
torque. Refer to MT-26, "
Shift Control Components" .
25. Install plunger to the rear extension, and then screwing Park/
Neutral position (PNP) switch and back-up lamp switch to the
rear extension with 1-2 pitches. Apply recommended sealant to
threads of switches, and tighten switches to the specified
torque. Refer to MT-22, "
Case Components" .

Use Genuine Silicone RTV or an equivalent. Refer to GI-
45, "RECOMMENDED CHEMICAL PRODUCTS AND SEAL-
ANTS" .
CAUTION:
Remove old sealant and oil adhering to threads.
26. Install brackets to rear extension and then tighten bracket mounting bolts to the specified torque. Refer tp
MT-22, "
Case Components" .
27. Install boot and control rod to striking rod.
28. Install retaining pin into the control rod, using a pin punch.
CAUTION:
Do not reuse retaining pin.
29. Install boot to control rod.
CAUTION:
Fit the boot to the groove on the control rod.
Region Return spring identification mark Plunger groove
RH Brown No
LH Blue Yes
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