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Automatic Transmission Range Selector Cable Adjustment: Notes

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  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 in General Information.
  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.
    Fig 1: Aligning Outside Diameter Of Transmission End With Inside Diameter Of Shifter End
    GM1399530Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  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 CORP.
  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. IMPORTANT: DO NOT hold the transmission end (1) during this operation, this will result in a misadjusted cable.
    Fig 3: Releasing Transmission End To Allow Spring To Tension/Adjust Cable System
    GM1399535Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  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. Release the white cover (1).
  11. Verify the white cover (1) conceals the natural colored lock (2).
    Fig 4: View Of White Cover & Natural Colored Lock
    GM466234Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  12. If the white cover (1) does not conceal the natural colored lock (2), the shift cable must be readjusted. Refer to cable readjustment below.
  13. Lower the vehicle.
  14. Test the transmission for proper shift operation.
  15. If all of the gear positions cannot be achieved, the shift cable must be readjusted. Refer to cable readjustment below.
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