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CHEVROLET COBALT/PONTIAC 5 05-07 Auto Shift Boot INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
1. Remove plastic bezel that surrounds e-brake by pulling up on the sides gently.
2. Remove plastic piece that surrounds the underside of the steering column.
3. Remove plastic piece of trim behind windshield wiper lever by pulling gently on the sides.
4. Remove plastic piece of trim over glove compartment by pulling gently on the sides.
5. Remove plastic trim from around stereo and A/C controls by pulling gently on the sides.
6. Remove air bag sensor from plug on trim by using either a screw driver or a small Allen wrench.
7. Remove plastic piece surrounding shifter and cup holder. Also remove the cup holder as the piece will not come out with it in place.
8. Release chrome piece under shift lever by pulling down. You may have to twist it a little.
9. Once you have pulled the chrome piece down, locate the small, black, circular socket on the back of the shifter knob.
10. Use an Allen wrench to loosen the screw on the shifter knob, and then pull it off.
11. Pull shifter boot over shift lever and begin stretch it around shifter plate until it is snug.
12. Make sure that the shifter is able to go from P to 1 with the shifter boot still in place. The shifter boot will essentially be sandwiched in between the plastic piece of trim that you removed from around the shifter and the shifter plate.
13. Reassemble interior trim pieces and make sure they are all firmly in place, replacing them in reverse order of which you took them off.
14. Once everything is reassembled do another check on the shifter to make sure it can go from P to 1 without pulling the shifter boot out of place.
