One should not do this process when the vehicle's engine is hot, mainly because all the parts one will be interacting with are well, hot, and this can at best lead to severe burns. When hard shifting, unbolt the cable at the transaxle and work the shifter on the driver's side; when the shifter glides through all its positions without the cable connected, modify the cable accordingly. To replace the shift cable, lift the hood and cover the left fender with a blanket in order to prevent a scratch. Have the air filter housing and the battery including the battery tray as its components dismantled. Switch off the car and turn it off ,then in the engine compartment with the help of two flat blade screwdrivers unlock the shift cable from the shift lever then from the bracket. Inside the vehicle you then have to take out the shift knob set screw and the knob from the shifter and also the center console. Disconnect the gearshift indicator lamp and take out the shift trim bezel screws and the trim together with the lamp. Be very gentle in removing the shift cable end on the shift lever mounting stud and take the conduit end away from the housing. Take out the grommet plate-to-floor-pan bolts, jack the car up on scissor jack stands and remove the catalytic converter heat shield and the intermediate pipe heat shield from below. In the passenger compartment, the last of the grommet plate fasteners is then eliminated, and the cable is pulled out of the car. For installation, begin by its installation of shift cable on the bracket that is in the engine compartment then fitting it securely in the shift lever post. Check that the shift lever is in park, raise the car again and thread it through to the floor pan and up through to the shifter. After that fit the grommet plate-to-floorpan fasteners and drop the vehicle, then attach the shift cable to the shift lever pin. The rest of the installation is done in the reverse of how it was removed and then fine-tune the shift cable as desired. To adjust it is necessary to take off the knob set screw and the knob from the shifter and take off the center console. Shift the shift lever to the Park position, back off the gearshift cable adjustment screw , and have the shift lever at the transaxle in the Park position as to engage the park sprag. Tighten the shift cable adjustment screw then replaces the center console, and test shift lever, it should move freely with no binding and the engine should only start when the gear shift is in Park or Neutral position. Last of all, engage the transaxle into all the gear to ensure that the cable is in good condition to move and once again make the necessary readjustment.