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Tool Required

87 92 335 Shift Linage Lock Pin

Removal Procedure


    Object Number: 895322  Size: SH
  1. Pull up the control lever assembly boot to disengage from the console.

  2. Object Number: 895436  Size: SH
  3. Move the shift lever to the 5th/Reverse gate and use a 3/8 in. punch to hold in place.

  4. Object Number: 893363  Size: SH

    Important: Note the original position of the AIR components.

  5. Remove the clamp from the AIR hose behind the cooling fan.
  6. Separate the AIR tube from the hose and push the tube back towards the transaxle.

  7. Object Number: 893366  Size: SH
  8. Remove the hose clip holding the 2 power steering lines together.

  9. Object Number: 895339  Size: SH
  10. Lock the transaxle shift control shaft in the 5th/Reverse gate. There is a hole on top of the transaxle that will have either a spring loaded locking pin or a hole plug.
  11. • If the hole has a spring loaded locking pin, depress the pin to lock the transaxle shift control shaft in the 5th/Reverse gate.
    • If the hole has a plug in it, remove the plug and insert the 87 92 335 in the hole to lock the transaxle shift control shaft in the 5th/Reverse gate. If the plug is not damage, it can be reused.

    Object Number: 895332  Size: SH

    Important: If you can not depress the pin or fully install the 87 92 335 , loosen the pinch bolt securing the control assembly rod to the control shaft lever assembly.

  12. Rotate the transaxle shift control shaft clockwise, towards the passenger side of vehicle, until the locking pin can be depressed, or the 87 92 335 can be fully installed.
  13. Tighten the pinch bolt securing the control assembly rod to control shaft lever assembly.
  14. Tighten
    Tighten the control assembly rod-to-control lever assembly pinch bolt to 12 N·m (9 lb ft) + 180°.


    Object Number: 895339  Size: SH
  15. Release the transaxle shift control shaft.
  16. • If the transaxle has a spring loaded locking pin, remove the punch from the shift lever and rock the lever back and forth until the lever can be moved freely.

       Important: If the transaxle hole plug was damaged during removal, install the new plug during assembly.

    • If there was a plug in the transaxle hole, remove the punch from the shift lever, remove the 87 92 335 , and install the plug

    Object Number: 893366  Size: SH
  17. Install the hose clip to the 2 power steering lines.
  18. Pull the AIR tube back to the original position.

  19. Object Number: 893363  Size: SH

    Important: The clamp must be installed with the locking portion facing down.

  20. Insert the tube into the hose and install the clamp.

  21. Object Number: 893364  Size: SH

    Notice: There is a stand-off clip between the AIR tube and the wiring harness at the front of the transaxle. This must be in place to eliminate the possibility of chafing between the tube and the harness.

  22. Ensure the stand-off clip between the AIR tube and the wiring harness is installed correctly.

  23. Object Number: 895322  Size: SH
  24. Snap the control lever boot into the console opening.