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Shift Lever/Shift Cable Bracket Assembly Replacement

NOTE: Refer to the Shift Lever Disassembly and Reassembly (see SHIFT LEVER DISASSEMBLY/REASSEMBLY ) as needed during the following procedures.
  1. Remove the shift lever (see SHIFT LEVER REMOVAL ).
  2. Grasp the shift lever boot ring, and slip it out of the shift lever knob cover.
    Fig 1: Grasping Shift Lever Boot Ring
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  3. Remove the shift lever button ring (A).
    Fig 2: Shift Lever Button Fasteners With Torque Specifications
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  4. Remove the screws (B), then remove the shift lever knob (C).
  5. Remove the shift lever knob cover (D).
  6. Remove the A/T gear position indicator panel light from the indicator panel, and remove the A/T gear position indicator panel/shift lever boot assembly.
  7. Remove the shift lock release and release spring.
  8. Remove the shift lock solenoid connector and park pin switch/A/T gear position indicator panel light connector.
  9. Remove the harness bands, and remove the park pin switch and A/T gear position indicator panel light.
  10. Release the lock tabs retaining the shift lock solenoid using thin blade screwdrivers.
    Fig 3: Releasing Lock Tabs Retaining Shift Lock Solenoid
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  11. Insert a 6 mm pin (A) into the guide hole (B), and push the shift lock solenoid (C) out.
    Fig 4: Inserting Pin Into Guide Hole
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  12. Remove the shift lock solenoid plunger (D), plunger spring (E), and shift lock stop and stop cushion (F).
  13. Replace the shift lever/shift cable bracket assembly.
  14. Install the shift lock stop and stop cushion.
  15. Apply silicone grease to joint of the shift lock solenoid plunger and shift lock stop, if necessary.
  16. Install the shift lock solenoid plunger and plunger spring in the shift lock solenoid.
  17. Install the shift lock solenoid by aligning the joint of the shift lock solenoid plunger with the tip of the shift lock stop, then push the shift lock solenoid into the shift lever securely.
  18. Install the park pin switch, and secure the switch with the new screw.
  19. Install the shift lock solenoid connector and park pin switch/A/T gear position indicator panel light connector.
  20. Route the park pin switch harness and indicator panel light harness, and secure the harnesses with the band (A); tie the indicator panel light harness at the white tape (B) with the band.
    Fig 5: Identifying Harness Band
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  21. Secure the harnesses with the band (C).
  22. Install the shift lock release and release spring.
  23. Install the A/T gear position indicator panel/shift lever boot assembly.
  24. Install the indicator panel light in the indicator panel.
  25. Install the shift lever knob cover over the shift lever boot ring.
  26. Install the shift lever knob, and secure the shift lever knob with the screws.
  27. Install the shift lever button ring.
  28. Install the shift lever (see SHIFT LEVER INSTALLATION ).