NISSAN 350Z 2007 Z33 Manual Transmission User Guide

POSITION SWITCH
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COMPONENT LOCATION
BACK-UP LAMP SWITCH

Check continuity.
PARK/NEUTRAL POSITION SWITCH

Check continuity.
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Gear position Continuity
Reverse Yes
Except reverse No
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Gear position Continuity
Neutral Yes
Except neutral No
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MT-12
SHIFT CONTROL
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COMPONENTS
1. Shift knob 2. Insulator 3. Seat
4. Console boot 5. Felt 6. Hole cover
7. Control lever boot B 8. Hole insulator 9. Control lever boot A
10. Guide plate 11. Control lever assembly 12. Control lever spring
13. Control lever housing 14. Control rod
Refer to GI-11, "
Components" and the followings for the symbols in the figure.
: Apply multi-purpose grease.
: Apply Genuine Medium Strength Thread Locking Sealant or an equivalent. Refer to GI-45, "
Recommended Chemical
Products and Sealants" .
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SHIFT CONTROL
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REMOVAL
1. Remove the shift knob with the following procedure.
a. Release metal clips on console boot from center console. Refer
to IP-11, "
Removal and Installation" .
b. Lift console boot, and push down control lever boot B and con-
trol lever boot A. Set water pump pliers and others to control
lever assembly.
CAUTION:
Put waste cloth between water pump pliers and control
lever assembly to avoid damaging control lever assembly.
c. Set monkey wrench to shift knob.
CAUTION:
Put waste cloth between shift knob and monkey wrench to
avoid damaging shift knob.
d. Keeping control lever assembly in place with water pump pliers,
turn monkey wrench counterclockwise to loosen shift knob.
NOTE:
Remove shift knob from control lever assembly keeping water
pump pliers in place because a certain power to turn shift knob
is still necessary even after adhesive is peeled.
e. Remove shift knob from control lever assembly.
2. Remove insulator and seat from control lever assembly.
3. Remove console boot.
4. Remove center console assembly. Refer to IP-11, "
Removal and
Installation" .
5. Remove felt.
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SHIFT CONTROL
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6. Release the boot, remove control rod mounting bolt, and sepa-
rate control lever and control rod.
7. Remove the hole cover mounting bolts and then remove the
hole cover.
8. Remove the control lever boot B and the hole insulator.
9. Remove the control lever boot A.
10. Remove guide plate mounting bolts, and then remove control
lever assembly and control lever spring from control lever hous-
ing.
CAUTION:
Restrain guide plate while doing this because there is a
danger control lever assembly will fly out of control lever
housing.
INSTALLATION
1. Set control lever spring, control lever assembly, and guide plate to control lever housing and then tempo-
rarily tightening guide plate mounting bolts.
CAUTION:
Restrain guide plate while doing this because there is a danger control lever assembly will fly out
of control lever housing.
2. Install control lever assembly to control rod and then tighten bolt
to the specified torque. Refer to MT-12, "
COMPONENTS" .
3. Install boot to control lever housing.
CAUTION:
Fit the boot to the groove on the control lever housing.
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SHIFT CONTROL
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4. After shifting control lever assembly into 6th gear, push it toward
reverse gear (to the right) until it comes to a stop.
5. At the point where the control lever assembly stops, bring the
guide plate closer until guide plate stopper contacts control lever
assembly claw, and then loosely tighten mounting bolt A.
6. After shifting control lever assembly into 5th gear, push it toward
reverse gear (to the right) until it comes to a stop.
7. At the point where control lever assembly stops, bring guide
plate closer until the guide plate stopper contacts control lever
assembly claw, and then tighten mounting bolt C to the specified
torque. Refer to MT-12, "
COMPONENTS" .
8. Tighten guide plate bolts A and B to the specified torque. Refer
to MT-12, "
COMPONENTS" .
9. Install control lever boot A.
CAUTION:
Fit the control lever boot A to the groove on the control
lever housing.
10. Install hole insulator and control lever boot B.
11. Install hole cover and tighten bolts to the specified torque. Refer
to MT-12, "
COMPONENTS" .
12. Install felt.
13. Install center console assembly. Refer to IP-11, "
Removal and
Installation" .
14. Install console boot to center console assembly. Refer to IP-11,
"Removal and Installation" .
15. As shown in the figure, assemble seat and insulator to control
lever assembly.
CAUTION:

Do not reuse insulator.

Be careful with the orientation of seat.
16. Apply locking sealant to control lever assembly threads, install
shift knob.

Use Genuine Medium Strength Thread Locking Sealant or
an equivalent. Refer to GI-45, "
RECOMMENDED CHEMI-
CAL PRODUCTS AND SEALANTS" .
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MT-16
SHIFT CONTROL
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CAUTION:
Remove the remaining adhesive on control lever and shift knob threads.
17. Put the shift knob in the correct position as the following indicates.
a. When tightening shift knob, if shift knob comes to the proper
position within 1/2 turn from the position at which resistance
begins to be felt, tighten it 1 more turn to set it in the proper posi-
tion.
b. If it takes more than 1/2 turn from the position at which resis-
tance begins to be felt, tighten it to set it in the proper position.
CAUTION:

Do not adjust the knob with loosing.

After adjusting to the regular position, until 30 minutes
pass, do not operate the shift intensely such as screwing
or turning the shift knob to opposite direction since a
locking sealant because stiff.
INSPECTION AFTER INSTALLATION
After installing, confirm the following items:

When control lever assembly is shifted to each position, make sure there is no binding or disconnection in
each boot.

When shifted to each position, make sure there is no noise, binding, and backlash. Especially when con-
trol lever assembly is shifted to 5th, 6th without pressing downward, check for binding.

When control lever assembly is shifted to 1st, 2nd side and 5th, 6th side, confirm control lever assembly
returns to neutral position smoothly.

In any position other than reverse, confirm that control lever assembly can be pressed downward.

With control lever assembly pressed downward, confirm that it can be shifted to reverse.

When shifted from reverse to neutral position, confirm control lever assembly returns to neutral position
smoothly with spring power.

Without control lever assembly pressed downward, confirm that it cannot be shifted to reverse.
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AIR BREATHER HOSE
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Refer to the figure for air breather hose removal and installation information.
CAUTION:

Make sure there are no pinched or restricted areas on the air breather hose caused by bending or
winding when installing it.

Be sure to insert air breather hose into breather tube until
hose end reaches the tube's base.

Be sure to insert air breather hose into breather until hose
end reaches the breather's base.

Set air breather hose with painted mark facing backward.
1. Breather 2. Bracket 3. Water outlet (rear)
4. Breather tube 5. Air breather hose
: Vehicle front
Refer to GI-11, "
Components" ,for the symbols in the figure.
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: Painted mark
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MT-18
TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY
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CAUTION:
If transmission assembly is removed from the Vehicle, always replace CSC (Concentric Slave Cylin-
der) body and CSC tube. Return CSC body insert to original position to remove transmission assem-
bly. Dust on clutch disc sliding parts may damage seal of CSC body and may cause clutch fluid
leakage.
COMPONENTS
REMOVAL
1. Disconnect the battery cable from the negative terminal.
2. Remove tower bar. Refer to FSU-20, "
Removal and Installation" .
3. Remove front cross bar with power tool. Refer to FSU-9, "
REMOVAL" .
4. Remove exhaust mounting bracket. Refer to EX-3, "
Removal
and Installation" .
5. Remove nut connecting catalytic converter to exhaust manifold, and then remove three way catalyst and
exhaust front tube as one unit. Refer to EX-3, "
Removal and Installation" and EM-22, "Removal and
Installation" .
6. Remove propeller shaft. Refer to PR-6, "
Removal and Installation" .
CAUTION:
Do not impact or damage propeller shaft tube.
1. Harness bracket 2. Transmission assembly 3. Rear plate cover
4. Rear engine mounting member 5. Engine mounting insulator (rear) 6. Dynamic damper (For coupe)
Refer to GI-11, "
Components" and the following for the symbols in the figure.
: For the bolt tightening torque, refer to MT-20, "
INSTALLATION" .
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TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY
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7. Remove control rod mounting bolt and then separate control
lever assembly from the control rod.
8. Using a suitable tool, release claws and separate console boot
from center console. Refer to IP-11, "
Removal and Installation" .
9. Remove felt as shown in the figure.
10. Slide center console assembly to remove hole cover mounting
bolts.
11. Remove hole cover.
12. Remove control lever boot B, hole insulator, and control lever
boot A.
13. Remove guide plate mounting bolts and then separate control
lever assembly from the control lever housing.
CAUTION:
Restrain guide plate while doing this because there is a
danger control lever assembly will fly out of control lever
housing.
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MT-20
TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY
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14. Remove clutch tube (1), clutch hose (2), and lock plate (3).
Refer to CL-15, "
Removal and Installation" .
CAUTION:

Keep painted surface on the body or other parts free of
clutch fluid. If it spills, wipe up immediately and wash the
affected area with water.

Do not depress clutch pedal during removal procedure.
NOTE:
Insert a suitable plug into clutch hose and CSC (Concentric
Slave Cylinder) tube after removing clutch tube.
15. Remove crankshaft position sensor (POS). Refer to EM-107, "
Disassembly and Assembly" .
CAUTION:

Do not subject it to impact by dropping or hitting.

Do not disassemble.

Do not allow iron dust, etc., to get on the sensor's front edge magnetic area.

Do not place in an area affected by magnetism.
16. Remove starter motor. Refer to SC-17, "
Removal and Installation" .
17. Remove rear plate cover. Refer to EM-26, "
Removal and Installation" .
18. Disconnect Park/Neutral position (PNP) switch harness connector.
19. Remove harness brackets.
20. Separate heated oxygen sensor 2 wire harness, back-up lamp switch wire harness and Park/Neutral posi-
tion (PNP) switch wire harness from the transmission.
21. Set transmission jack to the transmission assembly.
CAUTION:
When setting transmission jack, be careful not to contact with the switch.
22. Remove rear engine mounting member. Refer to EM-101,
"Removal and Installation" .
23. Remove engine and transmission mounting bolts with power
tool.
24. Lower a suitable jack to the position where the back-up lamp
switch harness connector can be disconnect. Then disconnect
back-up lamp switch harness connector.
25. Remove transmission assembly from the vehicle.
CAUTION:

Secure transmission assembly to a suitable jack while
removing it.

The transmission assembly must not interfere with the wire harnesses and clutch hose.

Do not hold control lever housing to prevent bushing of control lever housing from deformation
when moving transmission assembly.
26. Remove dynamic damper.
27. Remove CSC (Concentric Slave Cylinder) body and tube. Refer to CL-11, "
COMPONENTS" .
CAUTION:
If transmission assembly is removed from the vehicle, always replace CSC (Concentric Slave Cyl-
inder) body and CSC tube. Return CSC body insert to original position to remove transmission
assembly. Dust on clutch disc sliding parts may damage seal of CSC body and may cause clutch
fluid leakage.
INSTALLATION
Note the following, and install in the reverse order of removal.
: Vehicle front
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