Gear Shift Cable: Neon
- Apply parking brake. Remove screw cover plugs over screws just behind cup holders on center console. Remove screws holding center console to floor bracket.
- Open lid on center console (if equipped). If vehicle is equipped with a non-arm rest center console, remove screw cover plugs near rear of center console.
- Remove remaining screws and center console. Place gear selector in Park. Push downward on tab on gear shift cable collar. See Fig 1
. Unsnap gear shift cable collar from gear shift cable to allow gear shift cable adjustment.
- Ensure gear selector and manual control lever on transaxle is in Park. Manual control lever is lever on transaxle on which gear shift cable is installed.
- Rotate tab and gear shift cable collar upward until gear shift cable collar fully seats against plastic housing in lock position. If tab and gear shift cable collar will not rotate to fully locked position, rotate tab and gear shift cable collar back to unlock position. Ensure manual control lever on transaxle is still in Park. Slightly move gear selector backward and forward while rotating tab and gear shift cable collar upward to locked position. Ensure gear shift cable collar fully seats and tab is against plastic housing.
- Ensure engine starts only with gear selector in Park or Neutral, and detent position for Neutral and Drive are within gate areas on gear selector. If engine starts with gear selector in any other gears except Park and Neutral, or binding exists, readjust gear shift cable. Reinstall center console.
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