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Selector Lever: Installation

  1. Install the selector lever assembly and the 4 nuts.
    • Tighten to 9 Nm (80 lb-in).
  2. Fig 1: Identifying Selector Lever Nuts
    GF0043028Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  3. Connect the selector lever assembly electrical connector.
  4. Fig 2: Identifying Connector
    GF0043393Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
    NOTE: The selector lever has its own detent mechanism. Holding the selector lever is not necessary.
    NOTE: When installing the selector lever cable, make sure that the selector lever cable locking tabs are locked in place and the selector lever cable end is snapped onto the ball stud. Press the selector lever cable into the selector lever cable bracket and listen for the selector lever cable to click in place. Pull back on the selector lever cable to make sure that it is locked into the selector lever cable bracket. Also make sure that the selector lever cable end is correctly installed onto the ball stud. Pull back on the selector lever cable end to make sure that the selector lever cable end is correctly installed.
  5. Move the selector lever to the DRIVE position and install the selector lever cable on the selector lever.
    1. Install the selector lever cable in the selector lever assembly.
    2. Install the selector lever cable eyelet on the ball stud.
  6. Fig 3: Identifying Eyelet And Selector Lever Cable
    GF0043394Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  7. Install the floor console. For additional information, refer to INSTRUMENT PANEL AND CONSOLE article.
  8. Adjust the selector lever cable. For additional information, refer to Selector Lever Cable Adjustment .