Shifter A/T: Service and Repair

Removal Procedure
1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
2. Remove the right and the left front lower trim panels, the shift control panel, and the floor console.
3. Remove the shift control lever switch.





4. Remove the nuts from the shift control cable mounting bracket at the front of the shift control assembly.





5. Loosen the nut on the shift control cable adjuster pinch bolt.





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





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 button 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. Remove the bolts holding the shift control assembly to the floor panel.
12. Remove the shift control assembly.

Installation Procedure





1. Install the shift control assembly in the floor panel with the bolts.





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





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





4. Tilt the shift control lever to the left and install the detent ball.





5. Install the bolt in the bottom of the shift control lever.





6. Insert the shift control cable adjuster pinch bolt into the shift control assembly and slide the shift control cable in to the shift control cable adjuster.





7. Attach the shift control cable-mounting bracket to the shot control assembly with the nuts.
- Tighten the shift control cable mounting bracket nuts to 53 inch lbs. (6 Nm).





8. Install the nut on the shift control cable adjuster pinch bolt.
- Tighten the shift control cable adjuster pinch bolt nut to 71 inch lbs. (8 Nm).

Notice: Make sure the slot in the shift control lever switch is all the way forward and the shift control lever is in the P position. Failure to do so may damage the shift control lever switch and produce a false gear indication.





9. Install the shift control lever switch on the shift control assembly.
10. Install the floor console, the shift control panel, and the right and the left front lower trim panels.
11. Connect the negative battery cable.