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How I removed my center console (according to what I remember):
1. apply parking brake, shift trans to neutral, disconnect battery, remove front seats
2. remove left and right side lower trim panels at bottom front of console under dash, next to floor. They are held on by plastic clips.
3. remove two phillips screws under lower trim panels at the front lower side portions of the center console
4. unscrew and remove gear shift knob
5. open hinged console box lid and pull rubber mat w/CD holder from bottom of center console box & remove three screws (2 phillips & 1 torx)
6. remove two exposed bolts, one on each side of center console toward the rear
7. pry & pull out small plastic square just rearward of shift gate assembly & just forward of small open box area. it is held by clips
8. pull up on shift gate assembly to unclip
9. disconnect wire connectors under shift gate assembly and disengage wire connector plastic holding clips from holes
10. pull shift gate assembly up past shift lever and set aside (you can't do this with shifter in park)
11. remove two phillips screws under shift gate assembly at forward end of console
12. Pull up on flange of metal spring clip to release shift cable (very little force required)
13. wipe a little of the excess silicon grease on the bushing for the shift cable yoke and push the yoke sideways off of the bushing, toward the passenger door.
14. lift rear of console and move rearward
15. remove console from truck to reveal console bracket
16. remove obvious bolts to disengage bracket from floor.
During reassembly, you need to pay attention to in which gear the shift lever is positioned, and corresponding placement in the shift gate assembly. You also need to pay attention to the white plastic interlock bars in the shift assembly.
A few photos follow.
1. apply parking brake, shift trans to neutral, disconnect battery, remove front seats
2. remove left and right side lower trim panels at bottom front of console under dash, next to floor. They are held on by plastic clips.
3. remove two phillips screws under lower trim panels at the front lower side portions of the center console
4. unscrew and remove gear shift knob
5. open hinged console box lid and pull rubber mat w/CD holder from bottom of center console box & remove three screws (2 phillips & 1 torx)
6. remove two exposed bolts, one on each side of center console toward the rear
7. pry & pull out small plastic square just rearward of shift gate assembly & just forward of small open box area. it is held by clips
8. pull up on shift gate assembly to unclip
9. disconnect wire connectors under shift gate assembly and disengage wire connector plastic holding clips from holes
10. pull shift gate assembly up past shift lever and set aside (you can't do this with shifter in park)
11. remove two phillips screws under shift gate assembly at forward end of console
12. Pull up on flange of metal spring clip to release shift cable (very little force required)
13. wipe a little of the excess silicon grease on the bushing for the shift cable yoke and push the yoke sideways off of the bushing, toward the passenger door.
14. lift rear of console and move rearward
15. remove console from truck to reveal console bracket
16. remove obvious bolts to disengage bracket from floor.
During reassembly, you need to pay attention to in which gear the shift lever is positioned, and corresponding placement in the shift gate assembly. You also need to pay attention to the white plastic interlock bars in the shift assembly.
A few photos follow.
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