Shift Cable: Service and Repair

Shift Cable Replacement
1. Lift the vehicle up on a hoist or apply the parking brake, block the rear wheels, and raise the front of the vehicle. Make sure it is securely supported.
2. Remove the center console.





3. Pry the socket holder lock (A) up with a screwdriver.





4. Remove the nut securing the shift cable end.





5. Rotate the socket holder retainer (A) counterclockwise, push it against the socket holder bracket (B), then slide the socket holder to remove the shift cable (C) from the bracket.





6. Remove the air cleaner housing mounting bracket (A).
7. Remove the snap pin (B) and control pin (C) from the control lever (D).
8. Remove the bolts securing the shift cable bracket (E), then separate the shift cable (F) from the control lever. Do not bend the shift cable excessively.
9. Remove the shift cable heat shield.





10. Remove the bolts securing the shift cable bracket.





11. Remove the nuts securing the shift cable bracket (A) and grommet (B).
12. Remove the shift cable grommet, and pull out the shift cable (C).
13. Insert the new shift cable through the grommet hole (D), and install the grommet in its hole. Do not bend the shift cable excessively.
14. Secure the shift cable bracket and grommet with the nuts.
15. Secure the shift cable bracket with the bolts.
16. Make sure that the transmission is in the R position at the transmission control lever.





17. Apply molybdenum grease to the bore of the shift cable end collar (A), and attach the shift cable end to the control lever (B). Insert the control pin (C) through the control lever hole (D), through the shift cable end hole, and into the control lever slotted hole (E) in the direction shown. Push the control pin until its flange (F) contacts the control lever surface.
18. Insert the snap pin (G) in the direction shown through the control pin hole and out the opening (H) of the control lever so that the hooked end (I) of the snap pin snaps into the countersunk hole (J) of the control pin.
19. Secure the shift cable bracket on the transmission with the bolts.
20. Install the air cleaner housing mounting bracket.
21. Install the shift cable on the shift lever, and adjust the cable.