Shift Cable: Service and Repair

A/T Shift Cable Replacement

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

2. Remove the following parts:

- Heater control panel; HVAC control unit (without climate control) HVAC Control Unit Removal/Installation (Without Climate Control) or climate control unit (with climate control) Climate Control Unit Removal/Installation
- Shift lever panel Shift Lever Panel Removal/Installation
- Dashboard center lower cover Dashboard Center Lower Cover Removal/Installation

3. Shift the shift lever into R.

4. Remove the nut securing the shift cable end.






5. Unlock the retainer (A).






6. Rotate the socket holder retainer (A) counterclockwise (B) until it stops, and push the retainer lock (C) into the socket holder retainer to lock the retainer.






7. Lower the socket holder (A), then slide it to remove the shift cable (B) from the shift cable bracket (C).






8. K24Z6 engine: Remove the shift cable insulator (A) from the shift cable (B).






9. Remove the shift cable cover (A).





10. Remove the spring clip (B) and the control pin (C), and separate the shift cable end (D) from the control lever (E). Remove the bolts securing the shift cable brackets (F) (G).

11. Remove the nuts securing the shift cable grommet (A).





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

13. Insert a new shift cable through the grommet hole (C), and install the grommet in its hole. Do not bend the shift cable excessively.

14. Secure the shift cable grommet with the nuts.

15. Apply molybdenum grease to the hole in the bushing (A) in the shift cable end (B), attach the shift cable end to the control lever (C), and insert the control pin (D) into the control lever hole through the shift cable end, and then secure the control pin with the spring clip (E). Do not bend the shift cable excessively.





16. Secure the shift cable brackets (F) (G) with the bolts.

17. Install the shift cable cover (H).

18. K24Z6 engine: Install the shift cable insulator (A) and align it with the mark (B) on the shift cable (C).





19. Install the shift cable on the shift lever, and adjust the shift cable Adjustments.