Shift Cable: Service and Repair
Selector Lever Cable and BracketRemoval
1. Raise and support the vehicle.
2. Disconnect the shift cable from the transmission.
1 Disconnect the shift cable from the manual control lever.
2 Depress the lock tabs and disconnect the shift cable from the shift cable bracket.
3. Remove the bolts and the shift cable bracket from the transmission.
4. Lower the vehicle.
5. Disconnect the shift cable from the steering column.
1 Disconnect the shift cable from the transmission selector lever arm and support.
2 Disconnect the shift cable from the steering column bracket.
6. Push the rubber grommet through the bulkhead.
7. Locate the shift cable retainer tabs, protruding through the floor pan, underneath the carpet and insulation. While squeezing the tabs together, push the tabs out of the floor pan.
8. From the engine compartment, remove the shift cable from the vehicle.
Installation
1. From inside the vehicle, feed the shift cable through the opening in the bulkhead and downward toward the transmission. Do not seat the rubber grommet in the bulkhead opening at this time.
2. Connect the shift cable to the steering column.
1 Connect the shift cable to the steering column bracket.
2 Connect the shift cable to the transmission selector lever arm and support.
3. From the engine compartment, connect the shift cable retainer to the floor pan.
4. From inside the vehicle, verify that the retainer tabs have seated on the floor pan. Reposition the insulation and the carpet.
5. Seat the rubber grommet in the bulkhead opening.
6. Rotate the gearshift lever clockwise until it bottoms out (first gear), then rotate it counterclockwise two detents ((D) position).
7. Hang a 1.4 kg (3 lb) weight on the gearshift lever.
8. Raise and support the vehicle.
9. Position the shift cable bracket and install the bolts.
10. Connect the shift cable to the shift cable bracket. Do not connect the shift cable to the manual control lever at this time.
11. Adjust the shift cable.