Shifter A/T: Service and Repair

SHIFT CONTROL LEVER

Removal Procedure
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
2. Remove the front part of the floor console.





3. Disconnect the power mode switch electrical connection.





4. Remove the screws securing the shift control lever handle to the shift control lever. Remove the shift control lever handle.





5. Remove the transmission range switch bracket.





6. Slide the shift control cable out of the skim control cable adjuster and remove the pinch bolt assembly.





7. Remove the bolt from the bottom of the shift control lever.





8. Tilt the shift control lever to the left side and remove the spring-loaded detent ball.





9. Remove the shift control lever by pressing the lock release shaft while pivoting the bottom of the shift control lever toward the front of the vehicle.





10. Slide the detent spring out of the shift control lever.





11. Loosen the shifter cable nut.
12. Remove the shift control cable from the shift control assembly.





13. Remove the bolts securing the shift control assembly to the floor panel.
14. Remove the shift control assembly.

Installation Procedure





1. Install the shift control assembly to the floor panel with the bolts.
2. Install the skim control cable into the shift control assembly.





3. Tighten the shifter cable nut.





4. Install the detent spring into the shift control lever.





5. Install the shift control lever by pressing the lock release shaft while pivoting the bottom of the shift control lever toward the rear of the vehicle.





6. Tilt the shift control lever to the left side and install the spring-loaded detent ball.





7. Install the bolt into the bottom of the skim control lever.





8. Install the pinch bolt assembly into the shift control cable adjuster and slide the shift control cable into the shift control cable adjuster.
- Tighten the shift control cable adjuster pinch bolt to 6 Nm (53 inch lbs.).





9. Install the transmission range switch bracket.





10. Install the shift control lever handle. Install the two screws securing the shift control lever handle to the shift control lever.





11. Connect the power mode switch electrical connection.
12. Install the front part of the center console.
13. Connect the negative battery cable.