Selector Lever Cable, Removing And Installing

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-- Remove the air filter housing. Refer to AIR FILTER HOUSING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING

-- Disengage the selector lever cable -1- from the bracket -2- clip -3-.

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Use pliers to remove the clip -5- from the cable bracket -4-. Do not use a sharp-edged lever. Otherwise the selector lever cable could get damaged.

NOTE:

Always replace the clip on the selector lever cable.

It is better to remove the cable bracket -4- together with the selector lever cable -1- from the transmission -arrow-.

If the selector lever cable is replaced, the cable bracket -4- must be replaced.

-- Pry the selector lever cable -1- off the selector lever -3-, for example, using a wrench.

Fig 1: Identifying Selector Lever Cable At Transmission Side

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The adjusting screw -2- must not be loosened.

CAUTION:

Risk of damaging the selector lever cable.

Do not push the selector lever cable out of the cable bracket toward the rear. The selector lever cable is guided out of the cable bracket when removing the selector mechanism.

-- Raise the vehicle.

-- Remove the center tunnel heat shield under the selector mechanism. Refer to FLOOR HEAT SHIELD, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Remove the plug, and remove the clip -arrow-.

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Replace the clip after removing.

-- Insert a large screwdriver in the grooves on the locking mechanism and turn 90° in the direction of -arrow-.

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-- Pull the cable from the selector mechanism and remove.

Installing

NOTE:

Do not bend or kink the selector lever cable.

Do not lubricate the selector lever cable.

After installing check the selector lever cable for ease of movement.

The selector mechanism selector lever is in the "N" position. The cable in the selector mechanism can only be locked in this position.

-- Guide the cable in the selector mechanism until it is visible through the locking mechanism in direction of -arrow-.

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-- Turn the locking mechanism 90° in the direction of -arrow- with a large screwdriver.

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-- The cable is correctly locked when the grooves on the locking mechanism are at a right angle to the cable.

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-- Install new clip -arrow- and replace the plug.

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-- Insert the selector lever cable -1- in the cable bracket -4- and install a new clip -5-.

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-- Press the selector lever cable carefully onto the selector lever.

If removed, install the cable bracket -4- with the bolts -arrows- on the transmission.

-- Engage the selector lever cable in the bracket -2- clip -3-.

-- Install the heat shield under the selector mechanism. Refer to FLOOR HEAT SHIELD, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

-- Adjust the selector lever cable. Refer to SELECTOR LEVER CABLE, CHECKING AND ADJUSTING .

-- Check the selector mechanism. Refer to SELECTOR MECHANISM, CHECKING .

-- Install the air filter housing. Refer to AIR FILTER HOUSING, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .

Tightening Specifications

Refer to OVERVIEW - SELECTOR MECHANISM