2013 Subaru Outback Base, Standard TransFACTORY OEM SERVICE PROCEDURE

MT Gear Shift Cable: Removal

  1. Disconnect the ground cable from battery.
  2. Lift up the vehicle.
  3. Remove the center exhaust pipe. Refer to REMOVAL .
  4. Remove the heat shield cover.
    Fig 1: Identifying Heat Shield Cover
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  5. Remove the clamp cable and take out the MT gear shift cable from the clamp.
    Fig 2: Identifying Clamp Cable
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  6. Remove the dust cover from transmission body. (OUTBACK model)
    Fig 3: Removing Dust Cover From Transmission Body (Outback Model)
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  7. Apply a mark on the top end of the MT gear shift cable.
  8. Remove the snap pin from the shift lever COMPL.
    Fig 4: Identifying Shift Lever COMPL Snap Pin
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  9. Remove the shift bracket and MT gear shift cable as a single unit from the transmission body.
    Fig 5: Locating MT Gear Shift Cable Mounting Bolts
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  10. Remove the plate cable assembly.
    Fig 6: Locating Plate Cable Assembly Mounting Bolts
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  11. 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.
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  • • You smell fuel, burning insulation, or see smoke.
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