Repair procedures: Removal

Set room side lever and T/M side lever to "N" position.
Remove the battery and the battery tray. (Refer to "CHARGING SYSTEM " in EE group.)
Remove the air cleaner assembly. (Refer to "INTAKE MANIFOLD " in EM group.)
Remove the shift cable mounting nut (B).
Disconnect the inhibitor switch connector (A).

Fig 1: Identifying Shift Cable Mounting Nut And Inhibitor Switch Connector
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Remove the manual control lever (A) and the washer (B) after removing a nut (C).

Fig 2: Identifying Manual Control Lever And Washer
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CAUTION: When installing, fix the manual control lever and the inhibitor switch with Ø5mm (0.1969in.) fixing jig. And then tighten the inhibitor assembly mounting bolts.
Remove the inhibitor assembly (A) after removing the bolts (2ea).
Tightening torque:

9.8 ~ 11.8 N.m (1.0 ~ 1.2 kgf.m, 7.2 ~ 8.7 lb-ft)

Fig 3: Identifying Inhibitor Assembly
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CAUTION: When installing, tighten the inhibitor assembly mounting bolt lightly.