Contents: 4-speed gearbox ↓ 5-speed gearbox ↓
Set the transmission to idle.
(34-1281) vehicles up to 5.88: the holes in the compensating support and the gearshift handle bearing, shown by the arrows, must be located above each other.
(34-2094) vehicles with 6.88: loosen the mounting nuts and turn the gearshift handle bearing to the right or left until it stops. For clarity, the nuts are not shown. The mounting bolts of the compensating support must touch the elongated holes on opposite sides (shown by arrows).
Tighten the nuts to a torque of 10 Nm.
Please note: The modified handle bearing can be installed in models starting from 10.82.
Place the car on jack stands.
Remove the protective bath at the bottom.
(34-1282) Remove the clamps shown by the arrows. The rod joints should move easily.
Remove the spare tire.
(34-1283) place the lever vertically.
Place the front tie rod stop pin in the middle of the stop sheet.
4-speed gearbox
(35-679) set the distance a = 23 mm. For models with a production date before October 1982, a = 22 mm, up to chassis number 25 BH 137156, a = 19 mm.
Before tightening the clamp, turn the rear rod to the left so that the left cheek of the casing is adjacent to the upper sphere.
Attention! Do not press the shaft. In this position, tighten the clamp with a torque of 25 Nm. Provide the bolt with a locking element D6.
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Install a protective bath.
The distance between the gearshift handle in the 1st gear position and the heating system casing should be at least 15 mm. If this is not the case, move the handle bearing in the elongated holes a little back.
Try all gears, they should shift easily and without jamming. Pay special attention to the operation of the reverse gear lock.
5-speed gearbox
(34-1284) install the rod to the right in the 1st gear/reverse groove and move it in the longitudinal direction so that the distance between the reverse stop and the thrust projection is a = 3.0 mm. Measure the size with a piece of sheet metal 3.0 mm thick.
Attention! The transmission must be at idle speed, the handle in the vertical position.
(34-1285) install the gear shift rod into the 2nd/3rd gear slot and press it slightly to the right (the plastic bellows should rest on the right, as shown by the arrow).
In this position, tighten the clamp with a torque of 25 Nm. Equip the bolt with a D6 locking element.
The distance between the gearshift handle in the 2nd gear position and the heating system casing should be at least 15 mm. If this is not the case, move the handle bearing in the elongated holes a little back.
Try all gears, they should shift easily and without jamming. Pay special attention to the operation of the reverse gear lock.
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