For 1990-2009 cars

1. Disable the SIR system. Refer to Enabling the SIR System .
2. Remove the air cleaner housing and duct assembly. Refer to Floor Air Outlet Replacement .
3. Remove the small retainers at the cable ends.
4. Disconnect the cable ends from the shift control housing.
5. Remove the large cable to clutch housing retainers.

Notice: Do not drag cable boot through bracket hole as boot damage may occur.

6. Lift the cable out of the cable housing bracket.
7. Remove the shifter control assembly. Refer to Shift Control Assembly Replacement .

Important: The carpet is held together by hook-and-loop fasteners.

8. Separate the carpeting at the front of the dash under the shift cables.
9. Remove the retainers, on both sides of the cable pass-through opening, holding the sound deadening material.
10. Roll back the sound deadening material at the front of the dash to gain access to the cable pass through grommet.

Caution: Refer to Vehicle Lifting Caution in the Preface section.

Important: When removing and installing shift cable, it is helpful to have a second person inside the vehicle to guide cables and prevent them from being tangled.

11. For service replacement shift cables, perform the following steps:

11.1. | Raise the vehicle.

11.2. | Remove the cable grommet from the front of the dash by removing the two retaining nuts and pushing the grommet and retaining plate into the vehicle.

11.3. | Lower the vehicle and remove the cables.

12. For production shift cable, perform the following steps:

12.1. | Place a large flat blade screwdriver against the driver's side of the cable pass through grommet as shown.

12.2. | Push the grommet toward the passenger side of the vehicle and outward to disengage the grommet from the floor pan

| Important: When removing and installing shift cables it is helpful to have a second person inside the vehicle to guide the cables and prevent them from being tangled.

12.3. | Raise the vehicle.

12.4. | Remove the cable and cable pass-through grommet from the outside of the vehicle.

### Installation Procedure

Important: All service replacement shift cables will have the bolt in type pass through grommet.

Important: The bolt in the type cable pass-through grommet is installed from the inside of the vehicle.

1. For the service replacement shift cables, perform the following steps:

1.1. | Separate and fold back the sound deadener from the front of the dash.

1.2. | Place the cables and retaining plate through the front of the dash and push the grommet into the opening being sure to properly align the grommet pilot into the front of the dash.

Caution: Refer to Vehicle Lifting Caution in the Preface section.

| Important: When removing and installing the shift cables it is helpful to have a second person inside the vehicle to guide the cables and prevent them from being tangled.

1.3. | Raise the vehicle.

Notice: Refer to Fastener Notice in the Preface section.

| Important: Make sure the insulation material does not become trapped between the grommet and front of the dash.

1.4. | Place the retaining plate on the studs and install the nuts.

Tighten
Tighten the shift cable pass-through grommet nuts to 6 N·m (53 lb in).

2. For production shift cables, perform the following steps:

| Important: When removing and installing shift cables it is helpful to have a second person inside the vehicle to guide the cables and prevent them from being tangled.

2.1. | Raise the vehicle.

| Important: The snap in type cable pass-through grommet is installed from outside of the vehicle.

2.2. | Guide the cables through the cable pass-through hole in the floor pan.

2.3. | Insert the cable pass-through grommet into the cable pass-through hole in the floor pan, engaging the passenger side of the grommet first. Snap the driver's side of the grommet into the place by pressing inward and toward the passenger side of the vehicle.

3. Lower the vehicle.

Notice: Do not drag cable boot through bracket hole as boot damage may occur.

4. Insert the cables into the clutch housing and install the retainers. Use cared not to kink the cables and be sure cables are not crossed.

Important: The knurled edge on the shift cable must face up.

5. Connect the cables to the shift arms on the shift control housing and install the retainers.
6. Install the air cleaner housing and duct assembly. Refer to Floor Air Outlet Replacement .
7. Install the shifter control assembly. Refer to Shift Control Assembly Replacement .
8. Replace the sound deadening material and resecure to the front of the dash.
9. Enable the SIR system. Refer to Enabling the SIR System .