Shift Cable: Service and Repair

A/T Shift Cable Replacement

1. Raise the vehicle on a lift, or apply the parking brake, block the rear wheels, and raise the front of the vehicle. Make sure it is securely supported.

2. Remove the center lower cover Dashboard Center Lower Cover Removal/Installation.

3. Move the shift lever to R.

4. Remove the shift cable insulator (A) from the shift cable (B).






5. Slide the lock tab (A) down on the shift cable end holder (B).





6. Grasp the shift cable lock (C) in the middle with angle-jaw needle-nose pliers (D), and remove it from the shift cable end and shift cable end holder. Do not pry the shift cable lock with a screwdriver, it may damage the shift cable end holder.

7. Separate the shift cable end (A) from the shift cable end holder (B).






8. Rotate the socket holder (A) on the shift cable (B) a quarter turn; the tab (C) on the socket holder will be in the opening (D) of the shift cable bracket (E). Then slide the socket holder to remove the shift cable from the shift cable bracket. Do not remove the shift cable by twisting shift cable guide (F) and damper (G).






9. Remove the heat shield located under the body, and remove the shift cable bracket (A).





10. Remove the grommet (B), and pull out the shift cable (C).

11. Remove the rear mount bolts (A), and lift the rear side of the transmission with a jack, then move the shift cable (B) from inside the rear mount and the front subframe.






12. Remove the shift cable cover (A), then remove the bolts (B) securing the shift cable bracket (C) and the shift cable holder (D).





13. Pry up the lock tab of the lock washer (E), and remove the lock bolt (F) and the lock washer, then separate the control lever (G) from the selector control shaft (H).

14. Replace the shift cable, and insert it through the grommet hole. Do not bend the shift cable excessively.

15. Install the control lever over the selector control shaft. Secure the control lever with a new lock washer and the lock bolt, then bend the lock tab of the lock washer against the bolt head.

16. Install the shift cable holder and the shift cable bracket, then install the shift cable cover.

17. Move the shift cable (A) back into position, then lower the transmission jack.





18. Tighten new rear mount bolts (B) to the specified torque.

19. Install the shift cable bracket (A) on the body, then install the grommet (B) in its hole (C).






20. Turn the ignition switch to ON (II), and check that the R indicator comes on.





21. Install the shift cable to the shift lever, and refer to shift cable adjustment Adjustments.