Shift Linkage: Service and Repair

REPLACING CABLE FOR GEAR RANGE SELECTOR LEVER




Disconnect battery ground lead.
Lift off caps (1)
Loosen screws (2) and push back console




Unscrew trim panel.




Unscrew left trim panel.
Remove screw (3).
Open glove box.
Remove screw (4).




Takeoff cover (5).
Disconnect mask.




Lift out ashtray.
Unscrew ashtray insert.
Remove screw (1).

Installation:
Connect wire.




Pull back console.
Unscrew heater controls.
Take out console completely.
Cars with Radio:
Pull off all plugs on radio and speaker balance control.




Loosen nut.

Important: Don't bend the steel cable.




Unscrew nut.
Push back cable sleeve and disconnect in holder.
Pull cable out of operating lever.




Installation:
Check arrangement of washers.
Check rubber mount, replacing if necessary.




Lift out retainer.
Unscrew eye on pin.

Important: Don't bend the steel cable.




Unscrew nut.
Disconnect cable sleeve in bracket.




Cut and fold in carpet.




Pull out rubber grommet with cable.




Installation:
Guide in cable from above.
Knock in rubber grommet.

Note: Recheck seating of rubber grommet before final installation of cable.




Installation:
Adjust cable.
Selector lever in "P" (far forward position).
Transmission lever in "P" (far forward position).
Push cable pull rod against forward direction.
Tighten cable pull rod without tension.

Important!
Tightening torque: 10 to 12 Nm (7 to 8.5 ft lb).
Don't bend the steel cable