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Select Cable: Adjustment

Set the select lever to "N" range.

Remove the rear exhaust pipe and muffler.

Remove the heat shield cover. (If equipped)

Fig 1: Removing Heat Shield Cover
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Loosen the adjusting nut on each side.

Fig 2: Removing Adjusting Nut
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  1. Adjusting nut A
  2. Adjusting nut B

Turn the adjusting nut B until it lightly touches the connector.

Fig 3: Adjusting Nut
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  1. Front side
  2. Select lever
  3. Connector
  4. Adjusting nut B
  5. Contact point
  6. Adjusting nut A

While preventing the adjusting nut B from moving with a wrench, tighten the adjusting nut A.

Tightening torque: 

7.5 Nm (0.76 kgf-m, 5.5 ft-lb) 

Fig 4: Tightening Adjusting Nut
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  1. Adjusting nut A
  2. Adjusting nut B

After completion of fitting, make sure that the select lever operates smoothly all across the operating range.

Install in the reverse order of removal.