Shift Cable: Service and Repair

Selector Lever Cable

Removal
All vehicles
1. With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, position it on a hoist.
2. Remove the air cleaner and the outlet pipe.
3. Remove the center console.





4. Disconnect the selector lever cable end from the selector lever.





5. Depress the tab on the selector lever cable and lift up on the shift cable to remove it from the housing.
6. Pull the carpet and the insulation back to access the cable retainer and rubber Grommet.





7. Remove the 2 bolts for the instrument panel brace.





8. Pull the selector lever cable toward the front of the vehicle, and position the cable over the top of the rear floor heat duct.





9. Carefully pull the bottom of the instrument panel brace and slide the selector lever cable out from behind the brace.





10. Remove the 2 nuts from the rubber grommet at the bulkhead and remove the cable from the retainer.

CVT transaxle





11. Disconnect the shift cable end.





12. Remove the electrical connector from the shift cable bracket.





13. Depress the tab and remove the shift cable from the transmission shift cable bracket.

6-speed transaxle





14. Disconnect the shift cable end.





15. Remove the electrical connector from the shift cable bracket.





16. Remove the shift cable retaining clip.





17. Squeeze the tabs together and push the shift cable through the bracket.

All vehicles





18. Remove the vent hose from the brake booster.





19. Disconnect the wire harness from the selector lever cable.
20. From inside of the vehicle, pull the selector lever cable through the bulkhead and remove from the vehicle.

Installation
All vehicles





1. Install the selector lever cable and install the 2 nuts.
^ Tighten to 10 Nm (89 inch lbs.).





2. Carefully pull the bottom of the instrument panel brace and slide the selector lever cable behind the brace.





3. Pull the selector lever cable toward the front of the vehicle, and position the cable under the rear floor heat duct.





4. Install the 2 bolts for the instrument panel brace.
^ Tighten to 48 Nm (35 ft. lbs.).





5. Make sure that the selector lever cable is in the routing clip.
6. Position the carpet and insulation back in place.





7. Slide the selector lever cable into the shifter housing.





8. Connect the selector lever cable end to the selector lever.
9. Install the center console.

6-speed transaxle





10. Push the selector lever cable through the bracket and make sure that the tabs lock in place.





11. Install the selector lever cable retaining clip.





12. Connect the electrical connector to the selector lever cable bracket.





13. CAUTION: Do not force the selector lever cable end onto the manual control lever, damage to the lever will occur.

Connect the shift cable end.

CVT transaxle





14. Slide the shift cable into the bracket and make sure that the tab is locked in place.





15. Connect the electrical connector to the shift cable bracket.





16. Connect the shift cable end.

All vehicles





17. Connect the wire harness to the selector lever cable.





18. Install the vent hose to the brake booster.
19. Install the air cleaner and the outlet pipe.
20. If necessary, adjust the shift cable.