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Lotus Service Notes
Section FJ the aperture and re-adjust the crossgate cable as necessary. - If other adjustments have been made, check the alignment of the 3rd/4th lever plane. From the spring loaded neutral position, it should be possible to smoothly engage 3rd and 4th gears without moving the lever across the gate. If necessary, the ends of the centralising hairpin spring may be reprofiled to reset the neutral plane. Gearchange Cable Replacement For access to the gear cables, the gear lever shroud and parking brake lever trim must be removed: Un- screw the gear lever knob, remove the single screw each side of the shroud, and withdraw the shroud over the gear and parking brake levers. Remove the engine bay undertray. At the front end of the cables, unclip the inner cable ball joint sockets from the ball pins on the mechanism levers. Release the outer cable plastic abutment block from the mounting frame. At the rear end of the cables, remove the 'R' clips retaining the inner cable eyes to the levers, and the 'C' clips securing the outer cables to the abutment bracket. Release the 'P' clips and cable ties as necessary to allow the cables to be withdrawn from the car, noting the routing of the cables past the parking brake lever and wiring harness. Refit in reverse order to removal, paying particular attention to the routing through or alongside the park- ing brake lever mounting frame. |