Shift Cable: Service and Repair

Gearshift Cables

Removal

CAUTION: Disconnect the battery ground cable.

1. Raise the vehicle.





2. Remove the selector and shift cables from the transaxle.
^ Remove the shift cable by twisting the abutment collar counter-clockwise.
^ Lower the vehicle.





3. Move the selector and gearshift levers on the transmission to "neutral" (both levers should be vertical).





4. Disconnect the exhaust flange and Remove it from the rubber insulators.




5. Loosen the heat shield and push it backwards.
^ Unclip the shift and selector cables from the floor pan.
6. Lower the vehicle.





7. Remove the gearshift lever cover.
1. Unclip the cover or boot.
2. Twist off the gearshift lever knob. Take out the damping sleeves and compression spring.
^ Separate the connectors (number and configuration depend on equipment).





8. Remove the floor console.




9. Remove the rear footwell heating duct.





10. Remove the gearshift and selector cables from the gearshift lever.
^ Remove the gearshift and selector cables by twisting the abutment collar counter-clockwise.





11. Open up the carpet and damping matting and fold up to one side (heater heat exchanger not shown).





12. Detach the shift and selector cable bushing from the floor pan and pull the cables through to the vehicle interior (heater heat exchanger not shown).

Installation








1. Reinstall the components in the reverse order (heater heat exchanger not shown).
3. Adjust the gearshift and selector cables

4. NOTE: When the battery has been disconnected and reconnected, some abnormal drive symptoms may occur while the vehicle relearns its adaptive strategy. The vehicle may need to be driven 16 km (10 miles) or more to relearn the strategy.

Finishing operations:
^ Connect the battery ground cable.
^ Carry out a road test to enable the Powertrain Control Module (PCM) to collect data.