Opel 1900 1973, Service Manual

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MANUAL TRANSMISSION
Figure 78-l 2
Figure
2 . K n o c k o f f g e a r s h i f t l e v e r b u t t o n a n d l o o s e n
threaded pin for
control wire attachment.
See Figure
3. Drive spiral pin and clamping sleeve out of shift
finger tube and stop sleeve. See Figure
4. Remove shift finger and pull control wire,
together with thrust spring, out of gearshift lever.
5. Oil sliding surface of stop sleeve on shift finger
tube with clutch oil.
6. After installation of thrust spring, attach new
control wire with clamping sleeve.
When doing this, the cutout of stop sleeve in installa-
tion position shows to the left. The spiral
must
not protrude on either side.
7. Clamp tight control wire with threaded
pin. Prior to tightening, pull ring must rest on
shift lever tube and clamping block on pull ring.
SPIRAL PINS
Figure 71-14
8. Heat up new gearshift lever knob in boiling water
to 176 degrees F. and push it onto lever tube. Ob-
serve distance A
see Figure The gear-
shift lever tube end is provided with transverse
grooves for which reason the old button can no
longer be used.
Figure 5
9. Attach shift finger with spiral pin and install
shift lever.
REPLACING GEARSHIFT LEVER BELLOWS
Remove gearshift lever.
2. Knock off gearshift lever button and pull off bel-
lows over pull ring.