Actuator Control Cable Removal and Installation: Removal

Separate the hood release cable from the hood latch release handle.
Carefully remove the knee bolster trim panel by pulling until the retaining clips are free from the slots in the instrument panel.
Remove the knee bolster.

Fig 1: Removing The Knee Bolster
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Press the release button on the cable adjuster and push the cable toward the adjuster until the spring is compressed.
NOTE: When the adjuster button is pressed, do not allow the adjuster spring to expand to a length of more than 2 cm (3/4 inch) or the adjuster rack will come out of the adjuster, and it will have to be reinserted. To keep the adjuster in one piece during adjustment, hold the cable when the adjuster button is pressed.

Fig 2: Pressing The Release Button On The Cable Adjuster
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Remove the cable bushing from the accelerator assembly.

Fig 3: Removing The Cable Bushing
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Press the retaining tabs of the cable adjuster and remove the adjuster from the mounting bracket.

Fig 4: Pressing The Retaining Tabs Of The Cable Adjuster
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Tilt the cable housing and insert a flat-blade screwdriver into one of the slots in the actuator.
Tilt the cable housing toward the screwdriver. The cable housing retainers will release.

Fig 5: Tilting The Cable Housing Toward The Screwdriver
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Pull the guide sleeve and the cable out of the actuator and turn the cable 90 degrees to the axis of the guide sleeve.

Fig 6: Turning The Cable 90 Degrees
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Remove the actuator from the cable.

Fig 7: Removing The Actuator From The Cable
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