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Selector Lever Cable Adjustment

  1. With the vehicle in NEUTRAL, position it on a hoist. For additional information, refer to JACKING & LIFTING .
  2. Place the selector lever in the (D) position.
    • Place a 1.3 kg (3 lb) weight on the selector lever.
    3. NOTE: To prevent selector lever cable damage, do not apply force to the selector lever cable between the manual control lever and the selector lever cable bracket.
    Fig 1: Locating Selector Lever Cable End With Manual Control Lever
    G06141225Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  3. Disconnect the selector lever cable from the manual control lever
  4. Unlock the lock tab on the selector lever cable.
    Fig 2: Unlocking Lock Tab On Selector Lever Cable
    G06141226Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  5. For either automatic transmission, place the manual control lever in the (D) position.
    1. Place the manual control lever in the 1st gear position.
    2. Move the manual control lever 2 detents to the (D) position for the 4R75E transmission. Move the manual control lever 3 detents to the (D) position for the TorqShift® transmission.
      Fig 3: Identifying Manual Control Lever Position
      G06141227Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
    6. NOTE: To prevent selector lever cable damage, do not apply force to the selector lever cable between the manual control lever and the selector lever cable bracket.
    NOTE: When installing the selector lever cable end, make sure that the selector lever cable end is correctly installed onto the manual control lever ball stud. Pull back on the selector lever cable to make sure that the selector cable end is correctly installed onto the manual control lever ball stud.
    Fig 4: Locating Selector Lever Cable End Onto Manual Control Lever Ball Stud
    G06601475Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  6. Install the selector lever cable end onto the manual control lever ball stud.
  7. Lock the transmission selector lever cable lock tab.
    Fig 5: Locking Transmission Selector Lever Cable Lock Tab
    G06141229Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  8. Remove the weight.
  9. Carefully move the selector lever from detent to detent and compare with transmission settings. Verify that the vehicle will start in PARK or NEUTRAL and reverse lamps illuminate in REVERSE. If not, Steps  1 through  5 must be repeated and for the 4R75E transmission, include Transmission Range (TR) sensor adjustment in NEUTRAL. Readjust if necessary.
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