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pickemup · 07-19-2005, 09:48 PM

howdy do
I'm trying to get the gear selector to be where its supposed to be ( park in park . drive in drive etc) (park-N-D-L2-L1 )
now ive adjusted the arm from the trans but i can not for the life of me get the shift indicator to be where its supposed to be. i did get it to lock ,you know when you put it in park and then you have to pull the lever to you then move down into a gear. got that working good but can not get the indicator
to the right spot any ideas. please

**pjmoreland** · 07-19-2005, 11:56 PM

You'll know if you have it adjusted properly if it locks into park, AND you can shift between N and D without pulling back on the shifter lever. You should NOT be able to shift left from N to R or right from D to L2 without pulling backing on the shift lever. It's a tedious process to get it just right. You have to make extremely small adjustments a little at a time.

If your shifter linkage is worn excessively, it will be difficult to get the indicator to line up exactly right.

pickemup · 07-20-2005, 09:14 PM

he he i finally got it . i was trying to get it past the stop point and that was the wrong way so now i have it adjusted correctly now . and your right it
should pull back to get out of park then from n to d no pull but the rest of
them you got to pull it back. thanks i was starting to get frustrated. the book does not say any thing about it.

07-19-2005, 09:48 PM	#1
pickemup Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: fresno calif. Posts: 88	gear selector adjustment howdy do I'm trying to get the gear selector to be where its supposed to be ( park in park . drive in drive etc) (park-N-D-L2-L1 ) now ive adjusted the arm from the trans but i can not for the life of me get the shift indicator to be where its supposed to be. i did get it to lock ,you know when you put it in park and then you have to pull the lever to you then move down into a gear. got that working good but can not get the indicator to the right spot any ideas. please Last edited by pickemup; 07-19-2005 at 09:49 PM.

07-19-2005, 11:56 PM	#2
pjmoreland Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: CA Posts: 6,091	You'll know if you have it adjusted properly if it locks into park, AND you can shift between N and D without pulling back on the shifter lever. You should NOT be able to shift left from N to R or right from D to L2 without pulling backing on the shift lever. It's a tedious process to get it just right. You have to make extremely small adjustments a little at a time. If your shifter linkage is worn excessively, it will be difficult to get the indicator to line up exactly right.

07-20-2005, 09:14 PM	#3
pickemup Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: fresno calif. Posts: 88	he he i finally got it . i was trying to get it past the stop point and that was the wrong way so now i have it adjusted correctly now . and your right it should pull back to get out of park then from n to d no pull but the rest of them you got to pull it back. thanks i was starting to get frustrated. the book does not say any thing about it.



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