Honda Element. Manual - part 257

Fig. 312: Rotating Socket Holder On Shift Cable 
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9. Remove the heat shield under the body, and remove the shift cable bracket (A). 

Fig. 313: Identifying Shift Cable Bracket And Grommet 
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10. Remove the grommet (B), and pull out the shift cable (C).  

11. Remove the rear mount bolts (A), and lift the rear side of the transmission with a jack, then take out the 

shift cable (B) from inside the rear mount and the front subframe. 

 

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Fig. 314: Identifying Shift Cable And Rear Mounting Bolts 
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12. Remove the shift cable cover (A), then remove the bolts (6) securing the shift cable bracket (C) and the 

shift cable holder (D). 

Fig. 315: Identifying Shift Cable Cover And Shift Cable Bracket With Shift Cable Holder With 
Torque Specifications 
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13. Pry up the lock tab of the lock washer (E), and remove the lock bolt (F) and the lock washer, then 

separate the control lever (G) from the selector control shaft (H).  

14. Replace the shift cable, and insert it through the grommet hole. Do not bend the shift cable excessively.  

15. Install the control lever over the selector control shaft. Secure the control lever with a new lock washer 

and the lock bolt, the bend the lock tab of the lock washer against the bolt head.  

16. Install the shift cable holder and the shift cable bracket, then install the shift cable cover.  

17. Install the shift cable bracket (A) on the body, then install the grommet (B) in its hole (C). 

Fig. 316: Identifying Shift Cable Bracket And Grommet With Torque Specification 
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18. Turn the ignition switch ON (II), and check that the R position indicator comes on. 

Fig. 317: Identifying D Indicator In Gauge Control Module 
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19. Install the shift cable to the shift lever, and refer to shift cable adjustment (see SHIFT CABLE 

 

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ADJUSTMENT ).  

SHIFT CABLE ADJUSTMENT 

1. Remove the center lower cover (see CENTER LOWER COVER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION ).  

2. Shift the shift lever into the R position.  

3. Remove the shift cable insulator (A) from the shift cable (B). 

Fig. 318: Identifying Shift Cable Insulator From Shift Cable 
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4. Slide the lock tab (A) down on the shift cable end holder (B). 

Fig. 319: Sliding Lock Tab 
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5. Grasp the shift cable lock (C) in the middle with angle-jaw needle-nose pliers (D), and remove it from the 

 

2007 Honda Element EX 

2007-2008 TRANSMISSION Automatic Transmission - Element