Acura TSX / Honda Accord CL. Manual — part 853

2004 Acura TSX

2004 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS Servicing - TSX

Fig. 30: Installing The Shift Lever Assembly

2. Connect the shift lock solenoid connector (A) and transmission gear selection switch/park pin switch

connector (B), and install the harness clamps (C) on the shift lever bracket base.

3. Turn the ignition switch ON (II), and verify that the R position indicator comes on.

Fig. 31: Verifying That The R Position Indicator Comes On

4. If necessary, push the shift cable until it stops, then release it. Pull the shift cable back one step so that the

shift position is in R . Do not hold the shift cable guide (A) to adjust the shift cable (B).

2004 Acura TSX

2004 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS Servicing - TSX

Fig. 32: Pulling The Shift Cable Back One Step So That The Shift Position Is In R

5. Turn the ignition switch OFF.

6. Insert a 6.0 mm (0.24 in.) pin (A) through the positioning hole (B) on the shift lever bracket base and into

the positioning hole (C) on the shift lever. The shift lever is secured in the R position.

2004 Acura TSX

2004 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS Servicing - TSX

Fig. 33: Inserting A 6.0 mm (0.24 in.) Pin Through The Positioning Hole On The Shift Lever
Bracket Base And Into The Positioning Hole On The Shift Lever

7. Align the socket holder (A) on the shift cable (B) with the slot in the bracket base (C), then slide the

holder into the base. Install the shift cable end (D) over the mounting stud (E) by aligning its square hole
(F) with the square fitting (G) at the bottom of the stud. Push the holder until it snaps securely in place.
Do not install the shift cable by holding the shift cable guide (H).

2004 Acura TSX

2004 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS Servicing - TSX