Shifter A/T: Service and Repair

1. Disconnect battery ground cable.
2. Remove screws and upper steering column shroud.
3. Insert a scratch awl into the access hole located in the bottom of the lower steering column shroud. Push in on the ignition lock cylinder release pin and rotate the ignition lock cylinder clockwise to the RUN position and remove ignition lock cylinder from the steering column tube.
4. Remove the lower steering column shroud.
5. Unsnap and slide transmission range selector lever boot up toward the end of the transmission range selector lever.
6. Disconnect transmission control switch connector.
7. Using a standard drift punch and hammer, tap the gearshift lever pin out of steering column tube and remove transmission range selector lever from vehicle.
8. To install, reverse Removal procedure.