Transmission, removing and installing: Removing

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Obtain radio code.
Disconnect battery ground strap.
Remove battery on vehicles with 6-cylinder engines.
See BATTERY, REMOVING AND INSTALLING .
Disconnect speedometer connector at transmission.
Disconnect Vehicle Speed Sensor (VSS) -G68- connector.
Remove electrical connections -arrows- at transmission.
Remove wiring harness from retainer on transmission and move to the side.

Fig 1: Removing Electrical Connections At Transmission
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Pull connector off Multi-function Transmission Range (TR) Switch.
Remove Multi-function TR Switch on vehicles with 6- cylinder engine.
Move selector lever to "P" and remove selector lever cable from lever/selector shaft.
Remove selector lever cable anchorage circlip and remove selector lever cable.

Fig 2: Removing Multi-Function TR Switch

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