Mazda 323 1988 Workshop Manual page 498

7A
ASSEMBLY
1. Remove the transaxle case and shaft gears.
2. Shift the clutch hub sleeve (secondary shaft gear)
to 2nd gear and the clutch hub sleeve (primary
shaft gear) to 4th gear.
3. Position the shift fork and shift rod assembly as
shown and install the shift fork into each hub sleeve.
4. Insert the spring seat and spring into the reverse
lever shaft, install the steel ball, and place a scraper
knife so that it contacts the steel ball.
5. With the edge of the control end against the knife,
when the control end is pushed in the direction of
the arrow in the figure so that the ball goes into
the shaft, the rod will at the same time line up with
the shift rod coupling hole in the clutch housing.
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6. Set each clutch hub sleeve to the neutral position.
and tap the shift rod from above so that the steel
ball goes into the center groove (of the 3 grooves
in the control end).
7. Pull the bail part of the control end forward so that
the steel ball goes into the detent in the groove.
8. Fit the crank
lever in between the change arm and
the control end, and connect the crank lever~shaft
to the crank lever.
9. Align the pin holes of the crank lever shaft and the
clutch housing, and insert the pin.
Caution
Use a new O-ring for the crank lever shaft.