MT Gear Shift Cable: Removal

Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
Lift up the vehicle.
Remove the center exhaust pipe and rear exhaust pipe. (non-turbo model) Refer to CENTER EXHAUST PIPE . Refer to REAR EXHAUST PIPE .
Remove the center exhaust pipe (rear) and rear exhaust pipe. (turbo model) Refer to CENTER EXHAUST PIPE . Refer to REAR EXHAUST PIPE .
Remove the heat shield cover.

Fig 1: Identifying Heat Shield Cover
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Remove the clamp cable and take out the MT gear shift cable from the clamp.

Fig 2: Identifying Clamp Cable
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Remove the dust cover from transmission body. (OUTBACK model)

Fig 3: Identifying Dust Cover With Bolts
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Apply a mark on the top end of the MT gear shift cable.
Remove the snap pin from the shift lever COMPL.

Fig 4: Identifying Snap Pin Of Shift Lever COMPL
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Remove the shift bracket and MT gear shift cable as a single unit from the transmission body.

Fig 5: Identifying Shift Bracket And MT Gear Shift Cable With Bolts
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Remove the plate cable assembly.

Fig 6: Locating Plate Cable Bolts
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Remove the spring at the MT gear shift cable by expanding it and pulling down, and remove the MT gear shift cable from the gear shift lever assembly.
CAUTION: Be careful not to deform the cable inner.

Fig 7: Identifying MT Gear Shift Cable
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Remove the clamp which holds the MT gear shift cable.

Fig 8: Identifying MT Gear Shift Cable And Clamp
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Pull out the MT gear shift cable from cover cable assembly.