Select Lever: Removal

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2015 Subaru Outback and 2015 Subaru Legacy. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Shift the select lever to "N" range.
Disconnect the ground terminal from battery sensor. <Ref. to BATTERY , NOTE, Repair Contents.>
Lift up the vehicle.
Remove the center exhaust pipe. (2.5 L model) <Ref. to REMOVAL , Center Exhaust Pipe.>
Remove the front exhaust pipe and rear exhaust pipe. (3.6 L model) <Ref. to REMOVAL , Front Exhaust Pipe.> <Ref. to REMOVAL , Rear Exhaust Pipe.>
Remove the center exhaust cover.

Fig 1: Identifying Center Exhaust Cover
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Remove the cable from arm assembly.

Fig 2: Identifying Cable From Arm Assembly
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Raise the claw of clamp and remove the cable.

Fig 3: Identifying Cable Claw And Clamp
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Lower the vehicle.
Lower the cover grip AT vertically toward the lever.

Fig 4: Locating Cover Grip AT
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Remove the clamp grip pin.

Fig 5: Removing Clamp Grip Pin
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Remove the grip assembly.

Fig 6: Removing Grip Assembly
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Remove the rod COMPL.

Fig 7: Removing Rod COMPL
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Remove the console front cover assembly. <Ref. to REMOVAL , Console Box.>
Remove the console box. <Ref. to REMOVAL , Console Box.>
Remove the console front side cover assemblies RH and LH. <Ref. to REMOVAL , Console Box.>
Disconnect the harness connector.

Fig 8: Identifying Harness Connector
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Remove the four bolts to remove the select lever assembly.

Fig 9: Locating Select Lever Assembly Bolts
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Turn over the gasket and remove the harness clip from the select lever.

Fig 10: Removing Harness Clip From Select Lever
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Remove the indicator cover.

Fig 11: Identifying Indicator Cover
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Remove the harness connector from the select lever COMPL.

Fig 12: Identifying Select Lever COMPL Harness Connector
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Remove the harness from the select lever COMPL.

Fig 13: Identifying Select Lever COMPL Harness
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Remove the housing and the blind.

Fig 14: Identifying Housing And Blind
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Remove the terminal of the indicator light using a flat tip precision screwdriver with a tip width of 1.3 mm (0.05 in) or less, KTC connector terminal tool ECC-1T or equivalent.

Fig 15: Removing Indicator Light Terminal Using Flat Tip Precision Screwdriver
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