Shift And Selector Cables

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Removing

-- Remove the shift mechanism. Refer to SHIFT MECHANISM .

-- Bend down the tabs -arrows- on the base plate using a screwdriver and remove the plate.

Fig 1: Identifying Base Plate To Shift Housing Tabs

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-- Remove the gasket.

-- Remove the lock washers -1 through 4-.

Fig 2: Identifying Shift And Selector Cables Secured To Shift Housing With Lock Washers -2 And 3-

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NOTE:

The lock washers -1 and 4- are no longer installed in shift mechanisms beginning in 11.06.

-- Pry off the shift cable (or the selector cable) from the transmission shift lever (or the selector lever) with a screwdriver.

-- Remove the shift and selector cables from the shift housing.

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

Fig 3: Identifying Sequence To Release Retainers -A- For Shift And Selector Cables -B-

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Push the sleeve forward as far as it will go -arrow 1-.
Turn the sleeve to the right as far as it will go -arrow 2- until it engages.

-- Remove the retainers from the cables.

-- Remove the lock washers -1 and 2-.

Fig 4: Identifying Lock Washers -1 And 2-

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-- Remove the cables from the cable bracket.

Installing

Installation is performed in the reverse order of removal while observing the following:

-- Secure the shift and selector cables to the shift housing with lock washers -2 and 3-.

Fig 5: Identifying Shift And Selector Cables Secured To Shift Housing With Lock Washers -2 And 3-

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-- Attach the shift and selector cables to the transmission shift lever and the selector lever inside the shift housing and secure them with lock washers -1 and 4-.

NOTE:

Lock washers -1 and 4- are no longer installed in shift mechanisms beginning in 11.06.

-- Install the gasket and press the tabs -arrows- up to secure the base plate to the shift housing.

Fig 6: Identifying Base Plate To Shift Housing Tabs

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-- Install the shift mechanism. Refer to SHIFT MECHANISM .

-- Adjust the shift mechanism. Refer to SHIFT MECHANISM, ADJUSTING .