Shift Cable: Service and Repair
Removal Procedure1. Remove the battery and the battery tray.
2. Remove the retaining clip on the park/neutral position switch, (PNP switch).
3. Remove the clip on the transaxle case bracket.
4. Remove the shift control cable from the transaxle case bracket.
5. Remove the trim panel from the floor console.
6. Loosen the pinch bolt on the shift control lever.
7. Remove the shift control cable from the shift control assembly by holding one nut with a wrench while loosening the other with a wrench.
8. Pull the shift control cable through the firewall along with the grommet from beneath the vehicle.
Installation Procedure
1. Push the shift control cable through the firewall into the passenger compartment. Seat the rubber grommet in the firewall. (Hint: use foaming glass cleaner to ease installation).
2. Move the transaxle shift lever to the park position, then install the shift control cable into the transaxle mount bracket.
3. Install the clip onto the shift control cable at the transaxle mount bracket.
4. Snap the shift control cable onto the transaxle shift control lever.
5. Install the retaining clip onto the transaxle shift control lever.
6. Move the shifter forward until it contacts the stop, then install the shift control cable at the selector in the vehicle.
- Tighten the shift control cable attachment nut to 53 inch lbs. (6 Nm).
7. Insert the shift control cable into the connecting slot on the shift control lever and secure it with the pinch bolt and the nut.
- Tighten the shift control cable adjustment pinch bolt nut to 71 inch lbs. (8 Nm).
8. Install the floor console trim panel.
9. Install the battery tray and the battery.