Q: How to replace the Shift Linkage Boot on a Tremec 6-Speed on Cadillac CTS?
A: The first step to replace a Tremec 6-Speed shift control closeout boot involves removing the shift control knob/boot assembly as well as the console-based sound insulator foam block. Beginning the procedure requires moving the electrical connector out of the path while you disconnect it from the shift control adaptor plate. The procedure begins with unscrewing the 2 bolts which hold the shift control assembly to the shift control adaptor plate and continuing with removing 4 nuts that secure the shift control adaptor plate to the tunnel reinforcement. Extract the combination of shift control boot and adaptor plate assembly from the current vehicle. Reinstall the shift control boot alongside adaptor plate assembly inside the vehicle before securing the 4 nuts to the tunnel reinforcement by torquing them to 12 Nm (106 inch lbs.). Lift the shift control lever to touch the shift control adaptor plate before installing the 2 bolts that will hold the assembly to the plate by tightening them to 18 Nm (13 ft. lbs.). The electrical connector must be connected to the shift control adaptor plate before putting back the sound insulator foam block in the console and finishing with the shift control knob/boot assembly.