Shorted steering column wire photo
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Shorted steering column wire photo
Hi, does anyone have the link showing the steering column wire chaffing? I've done 4 searches on blinking OD lights/chaffed wires and can't seem to find this particular thread...THANKS!
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while i dont have a photo or a link to a photo i have been through this myself.....are you having this problem? if so are you having trouble locating the chafe? itll be in the wire that runs down the shifter....its coated in a swirly looking covering....you gotta look real close where it exits the shifter maybe a 1/2" out of the shifter is where it chaffe's......that help at all......
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After a Google of a few key words, I found this forum post.... My excursion was having the EXACT same problem and symptoms... So I decided to take apart the column to have a look...
After examining the wires that lead from the overdrive button, I notice a tiny spot that had rubbed away with exposed wires.... Apparently, this rubbing came from numerous shifting over the last couple years.... I simple wrapped the wire with electrical tape and repositioned the wire to avoid reoccurrence..
After examining the wires that lead from the overdrive button, I notice a tiny spot that had rubbed away with exposed wires.... Apparently, this rubbing came from numerous shifting over the last couple years.... I simple wrapped the wire with electrical tape and repositioned the wire to avoid reoccurrence..
Here's another thread detailing the fix with more pictures: https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...l#post10816430
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foyund the same exact short on my 2000 this week. would sparatically blow the fuse that controls the gauges and the throttle. when i shifted gears. lets just say it was rather annoying during plow season. and your picture was spot on with exactly where it was!!
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