Shift Cable: Service and Repair

Removing and Installing Selector Lever Cable





Tools


Removing selector cable

1. Remove selector knob. See, Removing and installing selector knob.

2. Remove centre console. See, Removing and installing centre console.





3. Disengage selector lever cable -A- on the selector support. To do this, slide the locking sleeve -B- forward as far as it will go and turn it clockwise to removal position (see enlarged view 1).

4. Carefully disengage support bracket sleeve -C- upward out of the selector support. Unlock the support bracket sleeves by pressing in both plastic clips (see enlarged view 2).

5. Remove parking brake console.

6. Remove underbody panels (middle and rear).





7. Remove transmission support.





8. Remove plastic cover -A- around pinion shaft.





9. Remove transmission fever -A- from the transmission housing. To do this remove retaining clamp -D- from the pivot point. Undo the transmission lever holder screws -C- and remove the transmission lever holder -B-.





10. Remove support bracket sleeve -A- on selector lever cable from support bracket -B-. To do this, press retaining clip -C- together and pull the support bracket sleeve out of the support bracket.





11. Lever the end piece of the selector lever cable off the transmission lever with a commercially available removal tool. The selector lever cable can be pulled down somewhat with the transmission lever to allow better access to the separation point.

NOTE: When separating the selector lever cable and the transmission lever, make sure not to bend the transmission lever or kink the selector lever cable too much.





12. Bend up the tabs -A- in the vehicle interior at the body opening and press the rubber sleeve outward through the body opening.

13. Pull B+ cable out of the slotted sleeve and pull the selector lever cable out through the body opening.


Installing selector cable

NOTE: Install in reverse order to removal.

1. Apply a generous coating of lubricant (e.g. Contifix tyre mounting paste) on the rubber sleeve and B+ wire in the area of the body opening.





2. Push selector cable -C- through the body opening from behind.

3. Insert B+ wire -A- into the slot of the rubber sleeve -B- and press sleeve into the body opening.

4. Press end piece of the selector lever cable onto the ball head on the transmission lever.

5. Insert support bracket sleeve on the selector lever cable into the support bracket. Ensure correct seating of retaining clip in the support bracket.

6. Fit transmission lever and transmission lever holder. Ensure that the retaining clamp is seated correctly.





Tightening torque for holder screws: 23 Nm (17 ftlb.)

7. Fit plastic cover around pinion shaft.

8. Install transmission support.
Tightening torque: 65 Nm (48 ftlb.)

9. Install underbody panels (middle and rear).

10. Install parking brake console.
Tightening torque: 23 Nm (17 ftlb.)

11. Check function of parking brake and adjust if necessary. See, Adjusting parking brake shoes.





12. Insert support bracket sleeve on the selector lever cable in the support bracket on the selector support. Make sure the two plastic clips engage properly. (See enlarged view)





13. Push selector lever cable all the way back (see enlarged view); this shifts the transmission into park.

14. Move selector lever to position P.





15. Engage the selector lever cable into the open adjuster and close the adjuster (see enlarged view). The locking sleeve on the adjuster must move to the end position automatically.

16. Install centre console.

17. Install selector knob.