Mopar 4670136 Cable, Gearshift Control

If hard shifting is being experienced, both cables should be disconnected at the transaxle and the shifter should be operated; if shift lever glides smoothly through all the positions when cables are disconnected, the crossover cable has to be adjusted. In order to pull and replace the shift cables, lift the hood and cover the left fender with a blanket. Pull the negative battery cable off the ground stud at the left shock tower, then take out the air cleaner assembly. Bend the lock tab on the select lever and remove the selector cable and crossover cable from it with 2 flat blade screwdrivers, don't press hard on cables in order to avoid damaging the bushing of them, and the retaining clips should be discarded. Take the cable retaining clips off the transaxle and disconnect the cable from the bracket, dispose the clips. Open the car and lose the center console, and next lift the front of the car, strapping it with jackstands. Get rid of the shifter cable grommet plate and pull the grommet from the floor pan, to release the cables from the bracket present on the shifter side, shred the clips also. Disconnect the selector cable and crossover cable from the shift lever assembly with the equal force and pull the servo cable assembly out of the vehicle, also, release the support clips that locates above the catalytic converter. For the installation, reverse the procedures used during the removal process; however, it is necessary to install new cable retaining clips at all the points noticed and adjust the crossover cable before reinstalling the air cleaner assembly together with the center console. Only the crossover cable can be adjusted; loosen the crossover cable adjusting bolt at the shifter end, position the crossover lever on the transaxle to align the holes, insert a 1/4 inch drill bit through the crossover lever into the raised boss, it should go in about 1/2 inch at least. Put on the gear shift lever and the tighten crossover cable adjusting bolt to the prescribed torque and then take it out, using a tracker drill bit), shift the transaxle through all the gear positions and check if it works fine and then fine-tune the lever before putting back on the center console and the air cleaner assembly.

To make sure of cable adjustment, one has to apply the brakes and turn the ignition switch on while the key is in all positions starting with PARK and NEUTRAL the back-up lamp should light up and the starter motor should operate only in PARK or NEUTRAL. If the engine starts in any other gears, have the cables that operate the gear shift checked and the light switch must also be checked. Check that both NEUTRAL and DRIVE detents are within the limit of the gearshift gate stop and align the shift cable if required. For removal, pull hood release inside car, cover the left fender with a blanket, unbolt and connect the negative terminal of the remote battery and remove the air cleaners. Unplug the positive cable and take out the Transmission Control Module, move the PDC aside so it can be worked on. Push up the shift cable from the manual lever on the transaxle as much as possible with two flat blade screwdrivers, then, take out the M8 bolt and washer which fix shift cable bracket on it and then unplug the shift cable. Within the car, unbolt the center console, pull out the shift cable from the gear shift lever pin and unscrew the shift cable hold down clip. Lift the vehicle well and safely on jackstands, then unbolt the shift cable grommet on the floorpan, and then pull out the shift cable assembly. For installation, take the shift cable and run it through the opening located in the floorpan and fasten it to the floorpan bracket and at last connect the end of the cable to the gear shift lever pin and then connect the manual shift lever of the transaxle. Finally, be certain the shift cable bracket bolt is tight and the shift cable adjusted, the remaining steps are backwards of this. For adjustment, pull out the negative cable, shift the knob into PARK, loosen the knob adjusting nut and see to that the shift lever on the transaxle too is in PARK. Rock the PARK sprag engaging the sprag back and forth, and tighten the adjusting nut properly; test the shift lever for its smooth operation, re-adjust if necessary, re-fit the center console and finally reconnect the negative cable.

Confirm transaxle operation through each shift lever position by attempting the engine start mode with each shift lever position; the starter engages only in the Park and Neutral positions. To adjust, shift the lever to Park and, with the vehicle shifted to the engine compartment, loosen the shift cable clamp bolt on the transaxle bracket. Draw the shift lever fully to the front stopping at the park position with hand and hold while tightening the cable clamp bolt. Last, ensure that shift lever is within lever stops in the Neutral and Drive position and ensuring that the lever must be in park or Neutral before the engine starts.