Shift Cable And Selector Cables: Installing

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Install in reverse order of removal. Note the following:

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

Fig 1: Identifying Shift Lever And Selector Cable

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-- Install the shift cable -1- to the transmission shift lever and the selector cable -4- to the relay lever inside the shift housing.

-- Install the new gasket and press the tabs -arrows- down to secure the shift mechanism cover to the shift housing.

Fig 2: Bend The Tabs

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

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