Column Shift
Selector Lever Cable and Bracket- Column ShiftRemoval and Installation
1. Remove the instrument panel lower finish panel.
2. NOTE: To prevent cable damage, do not apply force to the transmission shift cable assembly between the steering column transmission selector lever arm and the steering column bracket.
Disconnect the transmission shift cable from the steering column.
^ Disconnect the transmission shift cable from the transmission selector lever arm and support.
^ Carefully lift the two locking tabs and disconnect the transmission shift cable from the steering column bracket.
3. Remove the cable retaining screw.
4. Push the rubber grommet and transmission shift cable through the floor panel.
5. With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, position it on a hoist.
6. NOTE: To prevent shift cable damage, do not apply force to the transmission shift cable between the manual control lever and the transmission shift cable bracket.
Remove the transmission shift cable from the automatic transmission.
1 Disconnect the transmission shift cable from the manual control lever.
2 Depress the lock tabs to release the transmission shift cable from the bracket.
7. Remove the shift cable bracket from the transmission.
1 Remove the bolts.
2 Remove the bracket.
8. Remove the cable from the cable route assist clip located at the transmission bell housing.
9. To install, reverse the removal procedure.
CAUTION: Make sure the cable is inserted into the cable route assist clip. Failure to do so can result in exhaust contact.
^ Adjust the shift cable.