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Vehicles equipped with a floor shifter

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2007 Lincoln Mark LT and 2007 Ford Pickup. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
  1. Place the transmission selector lever in the 1st position toward the rear of the vehicle.
  2. Move the transmission selector lever forward 2 detents. This should be the Overdrive (Circle D) position.


  1. Rotate the cable adjustment lock upward and disconnect the selector lever cable from the transmission manual lever.
    2. Fig 1: Rotating Cable Adjustment Lock Upward
    GF0003774Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.


    NOTE: Check to be sure that the selector lever cable retainer is correctly installed in the selector lever cable bracket.
    NOTE: When installing the selector lever cable, make sure that the selector lever cable locking tabs are locked in place and the cable end is snapped onto the ball stud. Press the selector lever cable into the bracket and listen for the cable to click in place. Pull back on the selector lever cable to make sure that it is locked into the bracket. Also make sure that the selector lever cable end is correctly installed onto the ball stud. Pull back on the selector lever cable end to make sure that the cable end is correctly installed.
  1. Connect the selector lever cable to the manual lever and rotate the lock downward to lock the adjuster.
    2. Fig 1: Connecting Shift Cable To Manual Lever And Rotating Lock Downward To Lock Adjuster
    GF0003777Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
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