Shift Cable: Service and Repair

Shift Cable and Selector Cable

Removing

- Remove the shift mechanism. Refer to => [ Selector Mechanism ] Selector Mechanism.

- Bend open the tabs - arrows - of the base plate for selector mechanism with a screwdriver and remove the base plate.






- Remove the gasket.

Vehicle through MY 2008

- Remove the washers - 1 - and - 4 - and pull the cables off the pins.






Vehicles from MY 2008:

- Pry the shift and selector cable off the pins.

All Vehicles

- Remove circlips - 2 to 3 - and remove shift cable and selector cable from selector mechanism housing.

- Release the cable retainer - A - for the selector and shift cables - B - as follows:






- Push sleeve forward up to the stop - arrow 1 -.

- Turn sleeve to the right up to the stop - arrow 2 - so that it engages.

- Remove the cable retainers from the cables.

- Pull off the circlips - 1 - and - 2 -.






- Remove the cable mounting bracket from the cables.

Installing

Install in reverse sequence; note the following points:

- Secure the shift cable and selector cable to the selector mechanism housing with the circlips - 1 to 4 -.






Vehicles from MY 2008

- Press the shift and selector cable back onto the pins.

All Vehicles

- Install the new seal and secure the new base plate to the shift mechanism by bending the tabs - arrows -.






- Install the selector mechanism => [ Install the Shift Mechanism. ] Selector Mechanism.

- Adjust the selector mechanism. Refer to => [ Shift Mechanism, Adjusting ] Adjustments.