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Shift Cable: Service and Repair

Shift Cable Replacement

1. Raise the vehicle up on a lift, or apply the parking brake, block rear wheels, and raise the front of the vehicle. Make sure it is securely supported.
2. Make sure you have the anti-theft codes for the audio system and the navigation system (if equipped).
3. Disconnect the negative cable from the battery, then disconnect the positive cable.
4. Remove the battery hold-down bracket, and remove the battery cover, the battery, and the battery tray.
5. Remove the battery base.
6. Remove the intercooler cover, the air cleaner housing, and the intake air duct.
7. Remove the center console panel, and the driver's center console lower cover.
8. Shift the transmission to R.
9. Remove the nut securing the shift cable end.





10. Rotate the socket holder (A) on the shift cable (B) a quarter turn; the tab (C) on the socket holder will be in the opening (D) of the shift cable bracket (E). Then slide the holder to remove the shift cable from the bracket.





11. Remove the nuts securing the shift cable bracket (A).





12. Remove the spring clip/washer (B) and control pin (C), then separate the shift cable end (D) from the control lever (E).
13. Remove the heat shield from under the body.
14. Remove the nuts securing the shift cable bracket.





15. Remove the nut securing the shift cable bracket (A).





16. Remove the shift cable grommet (B), and pull out the shift cable (C).
17. Insert the new shift cable through the grommet hole (D), and install the grommet in its hole. Do not bend the shift cable excessively.
18. Make sure that the transmission is in Rat the transmission control lever.
19. Apply molybdenum grease to the hole in the bushing (A) in the shift cable end (B). Attach the shift cable end to the control lever (C), then insert the control pin (D) into the control lever hole through the shift cable end, and secure the control pin with the spring clip/washer (E).





20. Secure the shift cable bracket (F) with the nuts.
21. Install the shift cable on the shift lever, and adjust the shift cable.
22. Install the intake air duct, the air cleaner housing, and the intercooler cover.
23. Install the battery base.
24. Install the battery tray, the battery, the battery cover, and the battery hold-down bracket, then reconnect the battery cable.
25. Enter the anti-theft codes for the audio system and the navigation system (if equipped). Set the clock (on vehicles without navigation).
26. Do the power window control unit reset procedure.
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