Shift Linkage: Service and Repair
Floor Shift Control ReplacementRemoval Procedure
1. Remove the console trim plate.
2. Unsnap the shift cable terminal from the shifter pin.
3. Remove the shift cable retaining clip (1) and the cable (2) from the shifter.
4. Disengage the locking tab on the park lock cable and lift the cable out of the slot in the shifter.
5. Unhook the park lock cable from the park lock cam on the shifter.
6. Disconnect the electrical wire harness connector from the shifter assembly.
7. Remove the shifter fasteners.
8. Spread the console side panels apart and remove the shifter assembly.
Installation Procedure
1. Spread the console side panels apart and install the shifter assembly.
Notice: Refer to Fastener Notice in Service Precautions
2. Install the shifter fasteners.
^ Tighten the shifter fasteners to 9 Nm (79 inch lbs.).
3. Connect the shifter assembly electrical wire harness connector.
4. Insert the park lock cable terminal onto the park lock cam on the shifter.
5. Slide the park lock cable into the shifter and assure that the cable locking tab is fully engaged.
6. Snap the shift cable terminal onto the shifter pin.
7. Insert the shift cable (2) into the shifter base.
8. Install the shift cable retaining clip (1).
9. Adjust the shift cable as follows.
9.1. Place the shifter into the N (neutral) position.
9.2. Loosen the shifter adjuster nut.
9.3. Tighten the adjuster nut.
^ Tighten the adjuster nut to 25 Nm (18 ft. lbs.).
10. Install the console trim plate.