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Old 12-02-2013, 02:39 PM   #1
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Shift Indicator

Is there a way to fix the shift indicator? Mine starts moving from park after I hit Drive so it reads Reverse. The wife has trouble not knowing which gear she is in.

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Old 12-02-2013, 03:22 PM   #2
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Re: Shift Indicator

If it's still there, slide the rubber...thing/o-ring/donut jobbie up that is on the column at the edge of the dash bezel, pull the 4 screws out of the lower column cover, shift into 1 and you should see a clip with a fine cable attached to it. Loosen and pull down until needles points to 1. Cycle a few times, adjust as necessary.

Ignoring that this is not for an OD, this is what the assembly looks like.
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Old 12-02-2013, 04:48 PM   #3
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Re: Shift Indicator

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If it's still there, slide the rubber...thing/o-ring/donut jobbie up that is on the column at the edge of the dash bezel, pull the 4 screws out of the lower column cover, shift into 1 and you should see a clip with a fine cable attached to it. Loosen and pull down until needles points to 1. Cycle a few times, adjust as necessary.

Ignoring that this is not for an OD, this is what the assembly looks like.
Whoa. Very nice.

The only thing I would add is that the assembly plant did this operation in Neutral (N). It takes any error and spreads it across the range rather than focusing it at one end.

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Old 12-02-2013, 05:10 PM   #4
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Re: Shift Indicator

Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! and my better half Thanks You.
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Old 12-02-2013, 07:04 PM   #5
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Re: Shift Indicator

Every time I put one of these back together, it works twice and them becomes unclipped. What am I doing wrong?
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Old 12-02-2013, 08:25 PM   #6
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Whoa. Very nice.

The only thing I would add is that the assembly plant did this operation in Neutral (N). It takes any error and spreads it across the range rather than focusing it at one end.

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Thank you Keith, I was not sure if the clippy was accessible from just N, or if it was still up under the main bezel. I drive an SM-465 truck regularly. My TH400 truck was parked...in 2001, I couldn't remember how far you had to go to get to it.
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Old 12-02-2013, 08:41 PM   #7
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Crimp the clip tighter.
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