Chrysler PT Cruiser 2001 Service Manual Supplement page 1193

21 - 8 TRANSAXLE
REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
(15) Remove remaining grommet plate-to-floor pan
screw (Fig. 20).
(16) Remove cable assembly from vehicle.
Fig. 20 Shift Cable Assembly at Floor Pan
1 – CABLE ASSEMBLY
2 – GROMMET PLATE
INSTALLATION
CAUTION: Gearshift cable bushings must not be
lubricated or the bushings will swell and split.
(1) Raise vehicle on hoist.
(2) Install cable assembly through floor pan open-
ing and secure to floor pan with grommet plate and
one screw (Fig. 20). Make sure the three grommet
plate studs protrude through cable assembly and
floor pan and tighten screw to 7 N·m (60 in. lbs.).
(3) Route transaxle end of cable assembly into
engine compartment and over transaxle assembly.
(4) Install converter heat shield (Fig. 19).
(5) Lower vehicle.
(6) Install gearshift cables to mounting bracket
and fasten with NEW clips (Fig. 18). Make sure clips
are installed flush to bracket.
(7) Connect gearshift selector and crossover cable
to shift levers at transaxle (Fig. 18).
(8) Install and tighten the three grommet plate-to-
floor pan nuts to 6 N·m (50 in. lbs.) torque.
(9) Install selector cable to shifter lever and secure
cable to shifter bracket. Install clip (Fig. 14).
(10) Install crossover cable to shifter lever and
secure cable to shifter bracket. Install clip (Fig. 13).
NOTE: Only the crossover cable is adjustable. The
selector cable does not have any adjustment capa-
bilities.
(11) Adjust crossover cable as follows:
(a) Loosen adjusting screw on crossover cable at
shifter (Fig. 21).
(b) Pin transaxle crossover lever in 3-4-N posi-
tion using a 1/4 inch drill bit. Align hole in cross-
over lever with the hole in the boss on the
transaxle case (Fig. 22). Be sure drill bit goes into
transaxle case at least one half inch.
(c) The shifter is spring–loaded and self–center-
ing. Allow shifter to rest in its neutral position.
Torque adjustment screw to 8 N·m (70 in. lbs.).
Care must be taken to avoid moving the shift
mechanism off-center during screw tightening.
(d) Remove drill bit from transaxle case and per-
form functional check by shifting transaxle into all
gears.
Fig. 21 Crossover Cable Adjustment Screw
1 – CROSSOVER ADJUSTMENT SCREW
Fig. 22 Crossover Lever Pin Procedure
1 – 1 ⁄ DRILL BIT
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2 – SELECTOR CABLE
3 – CROSSOVER CABLE
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