Shift Cable: Service and Repair

Selector Lever Cable

Vehicles Equipped with a 6R60 Transmission

Vehicles Equipped with a 6R60 Transmission:

Vehicles Equipped with a 5R55S Transmission

Vehicles Equipped with a 5R55S Transmission:

Removal

All vehicles
1. With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, position it on a hoist.
2. Remove the center console left side panel.





3. With the selector lever in PARK, disconnect the selector lever cable from the selector lever.





4. Disconnect the selector lever cable from the selector lever housing.





5. Pull the selector lever cable and grommet through the floorpan.





Vehicles equipped with a 6R60 transmission
6. Remove the selector lever cable shield by prying on the selector lever shield closest to the boot, then sliding the shield away from the boot.





7. Unlock the lock tab and disconnect the selector lever cable end from the manual control lever.





8. Disconnect the selector lever cable from the selector lever cable bracket and remove the selector lever cable.





Vehicles equipped with a 5R55S transmission
9. Remove the selector lever cable shield by prying on the side of the selector lever cable shield closest to the boot, then sliding the shield away from the boot.





10. Unlock the lock tab and disconnect the selector lever cable end from the manual control lever.





11. Disconnect the selector lever cable from the bracket and remove the selector lever cable.





Installation

Vehicles equipped with a 6R60 transmission

NOTE: When installing the selector lever cable, make sure that the selector lever cable locking tabs are locked in place and the selector lever cable end is snapped onto the ball stud. Press the selector lever cable into the selector lever cable bracket and listen for the selector lever cable to click in place. Pull back on the selector lever cable to make sure that it is locked into the selector lever cable bracket. Also make sure that the selector lever cable end is correctly installed onto the ball stud. Pull back on the selector lever cable end to make sure that the selector lever cable end is correctly installed.

1. Install the selector lever cable into the selector lever cable bracket.





2. Connect the selector lever cable end onto the manual control lever and lock the lock tab.





3. NOTE: If the selector lever cable shield is loose on the selector lever cable, install a new selector lever cable shield.

Install and secure the selector lever cable shield.





Vehicles equipped with a 5R55S transmission

NOTE: When installing the selector lever cable, make sure that the selector lever cable locking tabs are locked in place and the selector lever cable end is snapped onto the ball stud. Press the selector lever cable into the selector lever cable bracket and listen for the selector lever cable to click in place. Pull back on the selector lever cable to make sure that it is locked into the selector lever cable bracket. Also make sure that the selector lever cable end is correctly installed onto the ball stud. Pull back on the selector lever cable end to make sure that the selector lever cable end is correctly installed.

4. Install the selector lever cable into the selector lever cable bracket.





5. Connect the selector lever cable end onto the manual control lever.





6. NOTE: If the selector lever cable shield is loose on the selector lever cable, install a new selector lever cable shield.

Install and secure the selector lever cable shield.





All vehicles
7. Push the selector lever cable and grommet through the floorpan.





8. Connect the selector lever cable onto the selector lever housing.





9. Connect the selector lever cable onto the selector lever.





10. Install the center console left side panel.





11. Verify the engine will start in PARK and NEUTRAL and the reversing lamps illuminate in REVERSE. If not, readjust the selector lever cable.