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Selector Lever Indicator Adjustment

  1. Remove the lower steering column opening finish panel.
    1. Remove the screw and position the parking brake release handle out of the way.
    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.
    Fig 1: Identifying Lower Steering Column Opening Finish Panel
    G01940737Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  2. Remove the five screws and the lower steering column opening finish panel reinforcement.
    Fig 2: Identifying Lower Steering Column Opening Finish Panel Reinforcement
    G01940738Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  3. Rotate the gearshift lever (7210) clockwise until it bottoms out (first gear), then rotate it counterclockwise two detents D position).
  4. Hang a 1.4 kg (3 lb) weight on the gearshift lever.
  5. Rotate the thumbwheel to center the selector lever indicator in the middle of the D position.
    Fig 3: Identifying Thumbwheel
    G01940739Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  6. Remove the 1.4 kg (3 lb) weight.
  7. Rotate the gearshift 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.
    Fig 4: Identifying Lower Steering Column Opening Finish Panel Reinforcement
    G01940740Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  9. Install the lower steering column opening finish panel and parking brake release handle.
    Fig 5: Identifying Lower Steering Column Opening Finish Panel & Parking Brake Release Handle
    G01940741Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.