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Selector Lever Indicator Adjustment

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  1. Remove the lower steering column opening finish panel.
    1. Remove the screw and position the parking brake release handle aside.
    2. Remove the screw from the lower steering column opening finish panel.
    3. Pull outward to release the retaining clips and remove the lower steering column opening finish panel.
    2. Fig 1: Lower Steering Column Opening Finish Panel
    GF0014148Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  2. Remove the 5 screws and the lower steering column opening finish panel reinforcement.
    3. Fig 2: Lower Steering Column Opening Finish Panel Reinforcement
    GF0014149Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  3. Rotate the selector lever clockwise until it bottoms out in 1st gear, then rotate it counterclockwise 2 detents to the Overdrive (Circle D) position.
  4. Hang a 1.4 kg (3 lb) weight on the selector lever.
  5. Rotate the thumbwheel to center the selector lever indicator in the middle of the Overdrive (Circle D) position.
    6. Fig 3: Selector Lever Indicator Thumbwheel
    GF0014150Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  6. Remove the weight.
  7. Rotate the selector lever into each detent to verify that the selector lever indicator matches the selected range. Readjust, if necessary.
  8. Install the lower steering column opening finish panel reinforcement.
    9. Fig 4: Lower Steering Column Opening Finish Panel Reinforcement
    GF0014149Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  9. Install the lower steering column opening finish panel and parking brake release handle.
    10. Fig 5: Lower Steering Column Opening Finish Panel & Parking Brake Release Handle
    GF0014151Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
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