Shift Cable: Service and Repair

Shift Cable Replacement

1. Raise the vehicle on a lift, or apply parking brake, block both ear wheels, and raise the front of the vehicle. Make sure it is securely supported.
2. Remove these items:
^ Center console panel
^ Center console rear trim
^ Center console

3. Shift the shift lever into R.
4. Remove the nut securing the shift cable end.





5. Unlock the retainer (A).





6. Rotate the socket holder retainer (A) counterclockwise (B) until it stops, and push in the retainer (C) to lock it.





7. Push the socket holder retainer (A) against the socket holder bracket (B), then slide it to remove the shift cable (C) from the socket holder bracket.





8. Do the battery removal procedure.
9. Remove the air cleaner assembly.
10. Remove the splash shield.
11. Remove the 6 x 1.0 mm bolt securing the resonator bracket under the battery base bracket, and remove the battery base and battery base bracket in the engine compartment.
12. Remove the nuts securing the shift cable bracket (A).





13. Remove the spring clip (B) and control pin (C), then separate the shift cable end (D) from the control lever (E).
14. Remove the heat shield under the shift cable grommet.
15. Remove the nut securing the shift cable bracket (A).





16. Remove the shift cable grommet, and pull out the shift cable (C).
17. Insert the new shift cable through the grommet hole (D), and install the grommet in its hole. Do not bend the shift cable excessively.
18. Secure the shift cable bracket with the nut.
19. Install the heat shield.
20. Make sure that the transmission is in R at the transmission control lever.
21. Apply molybdenum grease to the hole in the bushing (A) in the shift cable end (B).





22. Attach the shift cable end to the control lever (C), then insert the control pin (D) into the control lever hole through the shift cable end, and secure the control pin with the spring clip (E).
23. Secure the shift cable bracket (F) with the nuts.
24. Install the shift cable on the shift cable end, and adjust the shift cable.
25. Install the battery base bracket and battery base, and secure the resonator bracket under the battery base bracket with the bolt from under the vehicle.
26. Install the splash shield.
27. Install the air cleaner assembly.
28. Do the battery installation procedure.