Transmission Position Sensor/Switch: Service and Repair

Special Tools And Equipment:

Special Tool(s)

Removal
1. Disconnect the battery ground cable.
2. With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, position it on a hoist.





3. Disconnect the connector.





4. Disconnect the manual lever shift control cable.





5. Remove the digital TR bolts and the TR sensor.

Installation





1. Install the digital TR and loosely install the bolts.





2. NOTE: The tool is designed to fit snug.

NOTE: The manual lever must be in the NEUTRAL position.

Using the special tools, align the digital TR sensor slots.





3. CAUTION: Tightening one screw before tightening the other may cause the sensor to bind or become damaged.

Tighten the bolts in an alternating sequence.





4. With manual lever in overdrive, connect the shift control cable.





5. Install the digital TR sensor electrical connector.

6. NOTE: When the battery is disconnected and reconnected, some abnormal driving symptoms may occur while the vehicle relearns its adaptive strategy. The vehicle may need to be driven 16 km (10 miles) or more to relearn the strategy.

Connect the battery ground cable.