Shifter A/T: Service and Repair

REMOVAL
1. Disconnect battery negative cable and isolate.
2. Remove console assembly.
3. Remove the gearshift knob set screw and knob.
4. Remove the screws retaining the gearshift indicator bezel and remove bezel and indicator lamp.

Fig. 10:

5. Using a flat-blade pry tool, remove the shifter cable end from the gearshift pin (Fig. 10).
6. Pry the two tabs on the cable conduit end away from the gearshift mechanism and pull up on the cable. Remove the gearshift cable from the gearshift mechanism.

Fig. 11:

7. Pry up the adjuster lock on the shifter/ignition interlock cable. Unsnap the shifter/ignition interlock cable end fitting from the groove in the gearshift mechanism. Remove the cable core end from the plastic cam of the shifter mechanism (Fig. 11).

Fig. 12:

8. Remove the nuts at the base of the gearshift mechanism (Fig. 12). Remove the shifter mechanism.

INSTALLATION
1. For installation, reverse removal steps. Refer to Cable Adjustment for proper cable adjustment procedure.