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Transmission Range Switch And Control Cable Adjustment

  1. Set the selector lever to the "N" position.
  2. Fig 1: Identifying Manual Control Lever, Transaxle Control Cable And Adjusting Nut
    G03278960Courtesy of MITSUBISHI MOTOR SALES OF AMERICA.
  3. Loosen the control cable to the manual control lever coupling nut to free the cable and lever.
  4. Set the manual control lever to the neutral position.
  5. Fig 2: Aligning Manual Control Lever To Transmission Range Switch
    G03278961Courtesy of MITSUBISHI MOTOR SALES OF AMERICA.
  6. Loosen the transmission range switch body mounting bolts and turn the transmission range switch body so the hole in the end of the manual control lever and the hole (section A - A in the figure on the left) in the flange of the transmission range switch body flange are aligned.
    NOTE: The transmission range switch body can be aligned by inserting a 5-mm diameter steel bar into the end hole of the manual control lever and the flange hole of the transmission range switch body.
  7. Tighten the transmission range switch body mounting bolts to the specified torque. Be careful at this time that the switch body does not move.

    Tightening torque: 11 plus/minus 1 N-m (96 plus/minus 8 in-lb)

  8. Fig 3: Tightening Adjusting Nut
    G03278962Courtesy of MITSUBISHI MOTOR SALES OF AMERICA.
  9. Gently push the transaxle control cable in the direction of the arrow, until the cable is taut. Tighten the adjusting nut.

    Tightening torque: 12 plus/minus 2 N-m (102 plus/minus 22 in-lb)

  10. Check that the selector lever is in the "N" position.
  11. Check that each position of the manual control lever matches each position of the selector lever using scan tool MB991958.