Removal and Replacement

Selector Lever Cable

• After installation, cable must be checked for ease of movement and must be adjusted.

Removing

- Place selector lever in "S".

- Pry off cable - 1 - from lever - 3 - using an open-end wrench - 2 -.





- Press together catches - arrows - and remove cable from bracket.

- Raise vehicle.

In order to remove cable and/or selector mechanism, heat shield and if necessary exhaust system components must now be removed.

- Remove heat shield.

- Remove - shift mechanism housing - beneath selector lever.





In order to remove cable, - pin - must be pressed upward using a screwdriver.

- Simultaneously, press securing tab, which secures the - pin -, toward front - arrows -.

- Remove locking washer. Always replace locking washer.

- Remove selector lever cable.

Installing

- Loosen cable adjustment screw.

Do not grease cable.

- Route selector lever cable free of tension, also insert into bracket at transmission but do not secure yet.

- Also clip cable in retainer. Make sure that retainer does not make contact with oil cooler.

- Nuts - 8 Nm





- Secure cable with pin to selector lever and secure to bracket of shift mechanism using new locking washer.

- Install shift mechanism housing, heat shield and exhaust system.

- After installation, check cable => [ Selector Lever Cable, Checking ] Testing and Inspection.