5-Speed Transaxle

1. disconnect negative battery cable and place shift lever in 3rd gear position. Remove locking pin at transaxle and reinstall tapered end down, locking transaxle in 3rd gear. See Fig 1 . Loosen shift cable attaching nuts at transaxle shift levers.
2. Working from inside vehicle, remove console trim plate, slide shifter boot up shifter and remove console. Install a 5/32" drill bit (No. 22) in alignment hole in shifter assembly. Align slot in shift lever with slot in shifter plate and install 13/64" drill.
3. Tighten attaching nuts loosened in step 1). Remove both drill bits. Remove locking pin at transaxle and reinstall, tapered end up. Install console, shifter boot and trim plate. Reconnect negative battery cable.
4. Road test vehicle to ensure proper linkage adjustment as indicated by a good neutral gate feel during normal shifting. Some

"fine-tuning" of adjustment may be necessary.

Fig 1: Adjusting 5-Speed Transaxle Shift Cables Adjustment is performed with transaxle in 3rd gear range