Shift Cable: Service and Repair

A/T Shift Cable Removal and Installation

Removal

1. Vehicle Lift

1. Raise the vehicle on a lift, and make sure it is securely supported.

2. Front Console Cover - Both Sides

Left side

Right side

1. Remove the clips (A).

2. Detach the clips (B), then remove the front console covers (C).

3. Center Console Rear Trim

1. Carefully pry out the center console rear trim (A) with the appropriate trim tool to detach the clips (B) and the hooks (C), then remove the center console rear trim.

4. Center Console

1. Carefully pry out the center lower cover (A) with the appropriate trim tool to detach the clips (B), then remove the center lower cover.

2. Remove the bolt (C).

3. Remove the bolts (A).

4. Remove the console box mat (A), then remove the bolts (B).

5. Disconnect the connectors (A), and remove the clips (B).

6. Slide both front seats fully rearward, and recline the seat-backs around two thirds to the rear.

7. Remove the center console (A).

5. Center Maintenance Cover

1. Remove the maintenance cover (A).

6. Shift Cable - Disconnection Lever Side

1. Shift the shift lever to R.

2. Insert a 6.0 mm (0.236 in) pin (A) into the positioning holes (B).

NOTE: Use only a 6.0 mm (0.236 in) pin with no burrs.

3. Remove the nut (C) securing the shift cable end (D).

4. Unlock the retainer lock (A).

5. Rotate the socket holder retainer (A) counterclockwise (B) until it stops, and push the retainer lock (C) into the socket holder retainer to lock the retainer.

6. Slide the socket holder (A) away from the bracket as shown to remove the shift cable (B) from the shift cable bracket (C).

NOTE: Do not remove the shift cable by pulling the shift cable guide (D).

7. Front Splash Shield

1. Remove the bolts (A), then remove the clips (B) that secure the front inner fender and the front splash shield (C) to the body.

2. From under the front bumper (D), remove the clips (E).

3. From under the body, remove the clips (F), then pull out the front splash shield.

8. Front Floor Undercover

1. Remove the bolts (A) and the clips (B, C) securing the front floor undercover (D), then remove the front floor undercover.

9. Shift Cable Cover

2WD

AWD/4WD

1. Remove the shift cable cover (A).

10. Shift Cable - Disconnection A/T Side (Except 2WD of USA Produced Models)

Except 2WD of USA Produced Models

AWD/4WD

1. Remove the spring clip (A) and the control pin (B).

2. Separate the shift cable (C) from the selector control lever (D).

NOTE: Do not bend the shift cable excessively.

3. Remove the shift cable bracket(s) (E).

4. Check the bushing (F) in the shift cable end for proper fit and wear. If the bushing is loose or worn, replace the shift cable.

11. Shift Cable - Disconnection A/T Side (2WD of USA Produced Models)

2WD of USA Produced Models

1. Pry down the lock tab (A) of the lock washer (B).

2. Remove the lock bolt (C) and the lock washer.

3. Separate the shift cable (D) from the selector control shaft (E).

NOTE: Do not bend the shift cable excessively.

4. Remove the shift cable bracket (F).

12. Shift Cable

1. Remove the shift cable grommet (A), and pull out the shift cable (B).

NOTE: Do not bend the shift cable excessively.

Installation

1. Shift Cable

1. Insert the shift cable (A) through the grommet hole (B), and install the shift cable grommet (C) in its hole.

NOTE: Do not bend the shift cable excessively.

2. Shift Cable - Reconnection A/T Side (2WD of USA Produced Models)

2WD of USA Produced Models

1. Install the shift cable bracket (A).

2. Install the control lever (B) over the selector control shaft (C).

NOTE: Do not bend the shift cable excessively.

3. Install the lock bolt (D) using a new lock washer (E).

4. Pry up the lock tab (F) of the lock washer against the bolt head.

3. Shift Cable - Reconnection A/T Side (Except 2WD of USA Produced Models)

Except 2WD of USA Produced Models

AWD/4WD

1. Apply molybdenum grease to the hole in the bushing (A) in the shift cable end (B).

2. Install the shift cable bracket(s) (C).

3. Attach the shift cable end to the selector control lever (D), then insert the control pin (E) into the control lever hole through the shift cable end.

NOTE: Do not bend the shift cable excessively.

4. Secure the control pin with the spring clip (F).

4. Shift Cable Cover

2WD

AWD/4WD

1. Install the shift cable cover (A).

5. Front Floor Undercover

1. Install the front floor undercover (A), then install the bolts (B) and the clips (C, D). Make sure the clips snap into place securely.

6. Front Splash Shield

1. Install the front splash shield (A), then install the bolts (B) and the clips (C, D). Make sure the clips snap into place securely.

7. Shift Cable - Adjustment

1. Push the shift cable (A) until it stops, then release it. Pull the shift cable back one step so that the shift position is in R.

NOTE: Do not hold the shift cable guide (B) to adjust the shift cable.

2. Turn the ignition switch to ON (II).

3. Check that the R position indicator comes on.

4. Turn the ignition switch to LOCK (0).

5. Unlock the retainer lock (A).

6. Rotate the socket holder retainer (A) clockwise (B) until it stops to create clearance (C) between the socket holder (D) and holder retainer, and push the retainer lock (E) into the socket holder retainer to lock the retainer.

7. Align the shift cable slot (A) between the socket holder (B) and the socket holder retainer (C) with the opening (D) in the shift cable bracket (E), then slide the holder into the bracket while installing the shift cable end (F) over the mounting stud (G) by aligning its square hole (H) with the square fitting (I) at the bottom of the stud.

NOTE:
* Do not install the shift cable by holding the shift cable guide (J).
* When the socket holder is installed in the shift cable bracket, the retainer lock is unhinged and releases the holder retainer lock, then the holder retainer returns under spring force to secure the shift cable.

8. Push the retainer lock (A) fully to lock the socket holder retainer (B), and make sure that the retainer lock fits into the hinged-joint (C). If the retainer lock does not fit with the edge of the hinged-joint, rotate the holder retainer counterclockwise while pushing the retainer lock until it locks.

9. Make sure that the shift cable end (A) is properly installed on the mounting stud (B).

* If the shift cable end is out of position with the mounting stud, remove the shift cable from the shift cable bracket, then reinstall the cable end over the mounting stud before reinstalling the shift cable to the shift cable bracket. Do not install the shift cable end on the mounting stud with the shift cable install on the shift cable bracket.
* If the shift cable end does not ride at the bottom of the mounting stud, rotate the stud to align the square fitting with the hole.

10. Install the shift cable end nut (A).

11. Remove the 6.0 mm (0.236 in) pin (B) that was installed to hold the shift lever.

12. Turn the ignition switch to ON (II).

13. Move the shift lever to each position, and check that the A/T gear position indicator follows the transmission range switch.

14. Shift the shift lever to P.

15. Check that the shift lock works properly.

16. Push the shift lock release, and check that the shift lever releases. Also check that the shift lever locks when it is shifted back to P.

8. Center Maintenance Cover

1. Install the maintenance cover (A).

9. Center Console

1. Install the center console (A).

2. Connect the connectors (A), and install the clips (B).

3. Install the bolts (A), then install the console box mat (B).

4. Install the bolts (A).

5. Install the bolt (A), then install the center lower cover (B). Make sure the clips (C) snap into place securely.

10. Center Console Rear Trim

1. Install the center console rear trim (A). Make sure the clips (B) and the hooks (C) snap into place securely.

11. Front Console Cover - Both Sides

Left side

Right side

1. Install the front console covers (A). Make sure the clips (B, C) snap into place securely.