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Selector Lever Cable Adjustment - Column Shift




Selector Lever Cable Adjustment - Column Shift

All vehicles

1. With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, position it on a hoist. For additional information, refer to Vehicle Jacking and Lifting.

2. Place the selector lever in the 1st gear position.

4R75E transmission

3. Move the selector lever 2 detents to the (D) position.

4. Remove the heat shield.





5. NOTICE: To prevent selector lever cable damage, do not apply force to the selector lever cable between the manual control lever and the selector lever cable bracket.

Remove the selector lever cable from the manual control lever.





6. NOTE: Make sure the cable moves freely.

Unlock the lock tab on the selector lever cable.





7. Place the manual control lever in the (D) position.
- Place the manual control lever in the 1st gear position.

- Move the manual control lever 2 detents to the (D) position.





8. NOTE: Apply pressure to the selector lever cable end while installing it onto the manual control lever and make sure the selector lever and manual control lever has not moved out of the (D) position.

Install the selector lever cable onto the manual control lever.

- Listen for the audible click.

- Pull back on the selector lever cable to make sure it is correctly installed.





9. Lock the selector lever cable lock tab.





10. NOTE: Install a new heat shield if it is loose on the cable.

Install the heat shield.





6R80 transmission

11. Move the selector lever 3 detents to the (D) position.

12. Remove the heat shield.





13. NOTICE: To prevent selector lever cable damage, do not apply force to the selector lever cable between the manual control lever and the selector lever cable bracket.

Remove the selector lever cable from the manual control lever.





14. NOTE: Make sure the cable moves freely.

With the selector lever cable end removed from the manual control lever, unlock the lock tab on the selector lever cable by sliding it up.





15. Place the manual control lever in the (D) position.
- Place the manual control lever in the 1st gear position.

- Move the manual control lever 3 detents to the (D) position.





16. NOTE: Apply pressure to the selector lever cable end while installing it onto the manual control lever and make sure the selector lever and manual control lever has not moved out of the (D) position.

Install the selector lever cable onto the manual control lever.

- Listen for the audible click.

- Pull back on the selector lever cable to make sure it is correctly installed.





17. Lock the selector lever cable lock tab into place by pressing the lock tab down.





18. NOTE: Install a new heat shield if it is loose on the cable.

Install the heat shield.





All vehicles

19. Verify the vehicle will start in PARK or NEUTRAL and the backup lamps illuminate in REVERSE. If not, selector lever cable adjustment steps must be repeated. For the 4R75E transmission, check the adjustment of the Transmission Range (TR) sensor.
- Readjust if necessary.