Selector Lever Cable Adjustment
Selector Lever Cable AdjustmentVehicles equipped with a floor shifter
1. Place the transmission selector lever in the 1st position toward the rear of the vehicle.
2. Move the transmission selector lever forward 2 detents. This should be the (D) position.
Vehicles equipped with a column shifter
3. Rotate the selector lever clockwise until it bottoms out (1st gear), then rotate the selector lever counterclockwise 2 detent positions ((D) position).
4. Hang a 1.4 kg (3 lbs.) weight on the selector lever.
All vehicles
5. With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, position it on a hoist.
Vehicles equipped with a floor shifter
6. Rotate the cable adjustment lock upward and disconnect the selector lever cable from the transmission manual lever.
7. Slide the selector lever cable adjustment lock upwards and remove the cable from the manual lever.
8. Rotate the manual lever forward until the travel stops. Then rotate the manual lever back 2 detents to the (D) position.
Vehicles equipped with a floor shifter
9. NOTE: Check to be sure that the selector lever cable retainer is correctly installed in the selector lever cable bracket.
NOTE: When installing the selector lever cable, make sure that the selector lever cable locking tabs are locked in place and the cable end is snapped onto the ball stud. Press the selector lever cable into the bracket and listen for the cable to click in place. Pull back on the selector lever cable to make sure that it is locked into the bracket. Also make sure that the selector lever cable end is correctly installed onto the ball stud. Pull back on the selector lever cable end to make sure that the cable end is correctly installed.
Connect the selector lever cable to the manual lever and rotate the lock downward to lock the adjuster.
Vehicles equipped with a column shifter
10. NOTE: When installing the selector lever cable, make sure that the selector lever cable locking tabs are locked in place and the cable end is snapped onto the ball stud. Press the selector lever cable into the bracket and listen for the cable to click in place. Pull back on the selector lever cable to make sure that it is locked into the bracket. Also make sure that the selector lever cable end is correctly installed onto the ball stud. Pull back on the selector lever cable end to make sure that the cable end is correctly installed.
Connect the selector lever cable to the manual lever and slide the lock downward to lock the adjuster.
11. Verify that the engine will start in PARK and NEUTRAL. Verify that the reverse lamps will illuminate in the REVERSE position. If not, check the adjustment of the transmission range (TR) sensor.