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    4. : Replacement leather gear lever cover

BMW Serie 3 - Video tutorial

Model: BMW Serie 3 E46 - Years 1998-2006
Part: Gearbox
Operation: Replacement leather gear lever cover

Has the leather on your gear lever worn out? There is nothing simpler and faster to replace! Start by placing the gear lever in the 'NEUTRAL' position, and making a firm grip with your hands from the lever knob, we carry out a controlled and decisive pull upwards, in this way we have extracted the internal pinion. Now with a lever, possibly in plastic so as not to damage the other plastic parts of the car, we extract the leather cover after disconnecting all the connectors on the back. Now we can see that by unlocking the 4 teeth on the back we can remove the skin and place the new one.


Posted on 18 September 2023 by ScegliAuto

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Handbrake adjustment on Ford Ecosport

First remove the plastic profile at the base of the gear lever. To do this, slightly widen the side edges and carefully lift it to release it. There is no need to remove it completely, just move it forward to avoid bother. Now remove the plastic center console around the handbrake by first working from the rear to release it and lifting it until the brake lever passes. Also in this case it is not necessary to remove it completely but, paying attention to the connected cables, it can be stowed in front of the passenger seat. At this point we notice that at the base of the handbrake lever, on the front, we find a nut. By acting on it, with a 10 wrench, we can adjust the brake force, increasing it by turning the nut clockwise, or decreasing it by turning it counterclockwise. Once adjusted, the center console can be repositioned first, pressing lightly to engage it, and then the profile of the gearbox base.

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