Shift Control Cable: Installation
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2002 Pontiac Grand Am and 2002 Oldsmobile Alero. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Install the cable through the cowl and carpet. Install the cable grommet and the bolts in the cowl. Tighten the grommet bolts to specifications. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS .
- Install the cable (4) at the shift control assembly (3). See Fig 2 .
- Install shift control cable onto floor shift control. See Fig 3 .
- Install the cable at the transaxle cable brackets (1). Install the cable at the transaxle selector lever (2). See Fig 2 .
- Adjust the cable as follows:
- Place the gearshift lever in the NEUTRAL position.
- Place the transaxle in NEUTRAL by rotating the selector shaft clockwise from PARK through REVERSE to NEUTRAL.
- Pull the cable locking clip fully upward at the floor shift control. See Fig 3 .
- Push the on the cable adjuster in order to adjust cable in the cable mounting bracket.
- Install the center console. See REMOVAL & INSTALLATION in appropriate SHIFT INTERLOCK SYSTEMS article in AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS.