Transmission - Lotus 2004 ELISE Service Notes

Lotus Service Notes
The front end of both inner cables are equipped with socket joints which may be clipped on and off the ball
pins provided on the gearchange mechanism. The outer cables are retained by a forked plastic block bolted
into the gearlever/handbrake mounting frame.
The gear cables are routed along the centre of the cabin floor, beneath the fuel tank bay, and loop under
the engine to an abutment bracket on the top of the transmission housing. Both cables are retained in the
abutment bracket by spring 'C' clips. The shift cable is fitted on the left, and uses a bellcrank lever and ball
jointed link to connect with the transmission cross-shaft lever, in order to rotate the shaft. The cross-shaft lever
incorporates an inertia weight to smooth the gearchange action and improve feel. The crossgate cable is fitted
on the right and uses a centre pivotted lever arm to impart an axial motion to the transmission cross-shaft. The
ends of both inner cables threaded into alloy eyes which are retained on the lever pins by 'R' clips.

Transmission

External Levers
Crossgate
Inertia lever
weight
Transmission
cross-shaft
housing
Gearchange Cable Adjustment
Under normal circumstances, no adjustment to the gear cables should be required. If a cable is replaced
in service, it may be necessary to make minor adjustments via the threaded ball joint at the front of the cable
in order to accommodate lever movement within the shroud aperture.
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 Release the 'P' clips and cable ties as necessary to allow the cables to be withdrawn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.
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'R' clip 'C' clip
Section FJ
Shift bellcrank lever
Crossgate cable
Shift cable
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