Shift Cable: Service and Repair

REPLACEMENT

WARNING:
- Make sure lifts, jacks, and safety stands are placed properly.
- Apply the parking brake, and block the rear wheels securely so vehicle will not roll off the stands and fall on you while working under it.

1. Shift the transmission into R.
2. Remove the center console.





3. Remove the nut securing the shift cable end, then separate the shift cable from the shift lever assembly.





4. Rotate the socket holder on the shift cable counterclockwise a quarter turn, then slide the holder to remove the shift cable from the shift lever bracket base.

NOTE: Do not remove the shift cable by the shift cable guide pipe.

5. Remove the floor heat shield.





6. Remove the shift cable bracket and shift cable guide bracket.
7. Remove the bolts securing the shift cable holder, then remove the shift cable cover.





8. Remove the control lever from the control shaft, then replace the new shift cable.
9. Verify that the transmission is in the R position on the control shaft.
10. Install the shift cable bracket and shift cable guide bracket.
11. Install the control lever on the control shaft.

NOTE: Do not bend the shift cable excessively when installing the control lever.

12. Install the lock bolt with a new lock washer, then bend the lock washer tab against the bolt.
13. Install the shift cable cover, then install the shift cable holder on the shift cable cover.

NOTE: To prevent damage to the control lever joint, be sure to install the shift cable holder after installing the shift cable cover.

14. Install the floor heat shield.





15. Rotate the socket holder on the shift cable clockwise a quarter turn, then slide the holder to install the shift cable on the shift lever bracket base. Rotate the socket holder counterclockwise a quarter turn to secure the shift cable.

NOTE: Do not install the shift cable by the shift cable guide pipe.

16. Turn the ignition switch ON (II), and verify that the R position indicator light comes on.





17. If necessary, push the shift cable until it stops, then release your hand. Pull the shift cable back one step so that the shift positions in the R position.





18. Insert a 6.0 mm (0.24 inch) pin into the positioning hole on the detent bracket through the positioning hole on the shift lever assembly.
19. Align the flat surfaces of the shift cable mounting bolt with the shift cable end hole, then install the cable end on the mounting bolt.
20. Install and tighten the nut to the specified torque.
- Torque to 22 Nm (16 ft. lbs.).
21. Move the shift lever to each gear, and verify that the A/T gear position indicator follows the A/T gear position switch.
22. Start the engine, and check the shift lever operation in all gears.
23. Remove the A/T gear position indicator panel, and rotate it to expose the shift lock release. Push the shift lock release, and verify that it operates correctly.