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Automatic Transmission Range Selector Lever Cable Adjustment: Notes

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    Fig 1: Shift Cable Shifter End & Transmission End
    GM1399530Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY
  1. Ensure that the steering column shift lever is in the park (P) position.
  2. Raise and suitably support the vehicle. Refer to Lifting and Jacking the Vehicle .
  3. Ensure that the transmission manual shaft lever is in the park (P) position.
  4. Grasp the shift cable shifter end (1) in the left hand and the shift cable transmission end (2) in the right hand.
  5. Align the outside diameter of the transmission end (2) with the inside diameter of the shifter end (1).
    6. Fig 2: Engaging Inner Wire And Lock Both Wires Together
    GM1399533Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY
  6. Push the end of the transmission cable (3) inside the shifter end until the blue spring (2) on the transmission end (3) is fully compressed, this will engage the inner wire and lock both wires together.
    7. Fig 3: Releasing Transmission End To Allow Spring To Tension/Adjust Cable System
    GM1399535Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY
    NOTE:

    DO NOT hold the transmission end (1) during this operation, this will result in a mis-adjusted cable.

  7. Release the transmission end (3) and allow the spring (2) to tension/adjust the cable system.
  8. Pull the white cover (5) on the shifter end (1) back.
  9. Push the natural colored lock button (4) down to engage the locking teeth on the transmission end (3).
    10. Fig 4: View Of White Cover & Natural Colored Lock
    GM466234Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS COMPANY
  10. Release the white cover (1).
  11. Verify the white cover (1) conceals the natural colored lock (2).
  12. If the white cover (1) does not conceal the natural colored lock (2), the shift cable must be re-adjusted. Refer to cable re-adjustment below.
  13. Lower the vehicle.
    WARNING: After installing the transmission range selector shift cable, ensure the shifter cannot be shifted out of the Park position unless the brake is applied. Failure to perform this task can result in the shifter moving out of the Park position unintentionally, causing potential vehicle damage and bodily injury.
  14. Check to ensure that all available shift controls operate properly.
  15. Ensure the shifter cannot be shifted out of the Park position unless the brake is applied.
  16. If all of the gear positions cannot be achieved, the shift cable must be re-adjusted. Refer to cable re-adjustment below.
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