Shift Cable: Service and Repair

Selector Lever Cable

• Tie a wire or string to the cable before removing it, will make it possible to thread the cable back in when installing.

Removing

- Remove the selector mechanism. Refer to => [ Selector Mechanism ] Selector Mechanism.

- Push the boot - arrow - forward and out from the mounting bracket/cover.





To remove the selector lever cable, the transfer case only needs to be lowered.

- Lower the transfer case.

- Remove the locking washer - 1 -.





- Disconnect the selector lever cable - 2 - from the lever/selector shaft.

Installing

- Install the selector lever cable into the mounting bracket/cover - 1 -.





- Seat the sleeve - 2 - so that it makes full contact against the mounting bracket/cover.

- Install the transfer case.

- Carefully press the selector lever cable - 2 - onto the lever/selector shaft. Do not bend the lever/selector shaft when doing this, otherwise the shifting can no longer be adjusted precisely.





- Replace the lock washer - 1 -.

- Seat the boot - arrow - so that it makes full contact against the mounting bracket/cover.





- Install the shift mechanism. Refer to => [ Selector Mechanism ] Selector Mechanism.