Nag1 Automatic Transmission (Service Information): Cable-Gearshift: Removal

Fig 1: Removing/Installing Shift Cable & Bracket

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1. Shift transmission into PARK.
2. Raise vehicle.
3. Disengage the gearshift cable (3) eyelet at transmission manual shift lever and pull cable out of the mounting bracket (4). See Fig 1.
   Fig 2: Gearshift and Park Lock Cable at Shifter Assembly

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   1 - SHIFTER ASSEMBLY

   2 - ADJUSTMENT NUT

   3 - SHIFT CABLE

   4 - SHIFT CABLE ATTACHEMENT

   5 -PARK LOCK CABLE

4. Lower the vehicle.
5. Remove the floor console (Refer to BODY/INTERIOR/FLOOR CONSOLE - REMOVAL) as necessary to access the shift mechanism and cables.
6. If necessary, remove the bolts holding the shield, covering the gearshift and park lock cables, to the shifter assembly and remove the shield.
7. Remove the gearshift cable (3) from the shift lever pin. See Fig 2.
8. Remove the gearshift cable retainer (4) from the notch in the shifter assembly.
9. From under the hood, remove the shift cable grommet from the dash panel.
10. Remove gearshift cable from vehicle.