Gearshift Cable: Removal

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2005 Jeep Liberty. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Shift transmission into PARK.
Raise vehicle.
Remove the shift cable eyelet from the transmission manual shift lever. See Fig 1.

Remove shift cable from the cable support bracket.

Fig 1: Remove Shift Cables - Typical

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1 - TRANSFER CASE

2 - TRANSFER CASE SHIFT CABLE

3 - TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE

4 - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

5 - TRANSFER CASE SHIFT CABLE BRACKET

Lower vehicle.
Remove necessary console parts for access to shift lever assembly and shift cable. (Refer to BODY/INTERIOR/FLOOR CONSOLE - REMOVAL)
Disconnect cable at shift lever and shifter assembly bracket. See Fig 2.

Remove the nuts holding the shift cable seal plate to the floor pan. See Fig 3.

Fig 2: Transmission Shift Cable At Shifter

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1 - SHIFTER ASSEMBLY

2 - GEARSHIFT CABLE

3 - BTSI CABLE

Fig 3: Transmission Shifter Assembly

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1 - SHIFTER ASSEMBLY

2 - GEARSHIFT CABLE

3 - PARK-INTERLOCK CABLE

4 - SHIFT CABLE SEAL PLATE

5 - FLOOR PAN

Pull cable through floor panel opening.
Remove shift cable from vehicle.