Warning! Cars are equipped with security systems (SRS), including airbags and seat belt tensioners. Before carrying out work near the shock sensors, the instrument panel and the steering column, first disconnect the negative and then the positive terminals from the battery and wait about two minutes. This will prevent the airbags from deploying unintentionally and the seat belt pretensioners from deploying, which could cause injury.
Replacement
From under the vehicle, remove the lower engine compartment mudguard.
Raise the front of the car and place it on stands.
Loosen the selector cable retaining nut and disconnect it from the selector lever on the front of the transmission.
Remove the clip and remove the cable sheath from the bracket on the gearbox.
Remove the center console.
Disconnect the cable from the bottom of the selector lever, then squeeze the clips and separate the cable sheath from the selector lever housing.
Remove the cable from the O-ring in the bulkhead of the engine compartment.
Install in the reverse order of removal.
After installation, adjust the selector cable.
Adjustment
Loosen the nut securing the selector cable to the gear selector lever on the front of the transmission.
Pic. 9.20. P, R, and N positions of gear selector lever on transmission on 1996 and 1997 Single Drive axle models and 1996 to 2001 4WD models
Pic. 9.21. P, R and N positions of the gear selector lever on the gearbox on single drive axle models from 1998 to 2001
Pic. 9.22. Positions P, R and N of the gear selector lever on the gearbox on models from 2001
Set the gear selector on the gearbox to position «N» (pic. 9.20, 9.21, 9.22).
Set the selector lever inside the vehicle to position «N».
Have an assistant hold the selector lever inside the vehicle with slight pressure towards the position «R», at this time, tighten the nut securing the selector cable to the gear selector lever on the gearbox.
When moving the selector lever, make sure that the gear selector also moves to the appropriate positions. In each position of the selector lever, try to start the engine. The starter should only engage when the selector lever is in the «P» and «N».