GM 96053979 Transmission Shifter Cable

With the engine running; pull the brake and set the shift lever into each of the detents and observe as the transaxle moves the shift indicator. To make the necessary changes raise the car and be sure it stands steady on the jackstands. Relax the cable nut at the manual shift lever at the transaxle and then tighten the adjusting nut till it gets to the shift cable joint. With the transaxle shift lever move it to the Neutral while the shift lever inside the vehicle shifts to the Neutral position. Rotate the adjusting nut clock-wise to make it touch the shift cable joint then tighten the cable nut. Last, test the operation of the transaxle in every shift lever position, it should start only when the lever is placed to Park and Neutral positions.

Remove the negative cable from the battery, as well as the center console and the shift cable bracket off the shift control assembly. Remove the nuts and disconnect the cable from the floor bracket; Then carry out the lifting of the vehicle and put on the jackstands. Take out the nut and thus disconnect shift cable from the shift lever and then disconnect the shift cable from the bracket on the transaxle and from the cable clips on the crossmember. Last, take the cable away from under the vehicle; for its installation, perform the manipulations in reverse and, if necessary, set the cable length.