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12-02-2013, 02:39 PM
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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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12-02-2013, 03:22 PM
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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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12-02-2013, 04:48 PM
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Re: Shift Indicator
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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. K
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12-02-2013, 05:10 PM
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Re: Shift Indicator
Thank You! Thank You! Thank You! and my better half Thanks You.
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12-02-2013, 07:04 PM
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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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12-02-2013, 08:25 PM
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Re: Shift Indicator
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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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12-02-2013, 08:41 PM
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Re: Shift Indicator
Crimp the clip tighter.
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