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Shift Cable: Service and Repair

Removal Procedure





1. Remove the front floor console trim plate.
2. Unsnap the range selector lever cable from the transmission control.





3. Remove the retainer and the cable grommet from the base of the transmission control.
4. Raise and suitably support the vehicle. Refer to Vehicle Lifting.





5. Unsnap the transmission range selector lever cable from the range selector lever on the transmission.





6. Remove the retainer from the range selector lever cable.





7. Remove the range selector lever cable from the cable bracket.
8. Pull the cable through the hole in the front compartment floor pan.
9. Remove the shift cable from the vehicle.


Installation Procedure





1. Route the cable through the hole in the front compartment floor pan.
2. Install the cable grommet to the base of the transmission control.
3. Install the range selector lever cable to the cable bracket.





4. Move the range selector lever into the neutral position. Rotate the lever counterclockwise from park through reverse and into neutral.





5. Install the range selector lever cable to the range selector lever on the transmission.





6. Install the range selector lever cable retainer to the range selector lever on the transmission.
7. Lower the vehicle.

Important: The transmission control must remain in the neutral position until the cable installation is complete.

8. Place the transmission control in neutral.





9. Install the range selector lever cable to the transmission control.





10. Install the lock adjustment button on the cable to the range selector bracket. Turn the lock adjustment button counterclockwise.
11. Install the front floor console trim plate.