Shift cable removal?
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Shift cable removal?
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Something broke inside the column and I'm trying to remove it so I can see what happened. Can someone tell me how to remove the shift cable from the lower bracket? The manual says the press on some clip, but I can't see anything to release the cable. Help! This is on a 97 F250, E40D.
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Something broke inside the column and I'm trying to remove it so I can see what happened. Can someone tell me how to remove the shift cable from the lower bracket? The manual says the press on some clip, but I can't see anything to release the cable. Help! This is on a 97 F250, E40D.
Thanks!
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IIRC the clip is part of the bracket and on the drivers side towards the firewall, hard to get at. You just need to push it and release it. I fought it forever before I finally figured it out too. Then I realized it was easy. I'm not real clear on my explanation, but you'll get it.
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IIRC the clip is part of the bracket and on the drivers side towards the firewall, hard to get at. You just need to push it and release it. I fought it forever before I finally figured it out too. Then I realized it was easy. I'm not real clear on my explanation, but you'll get it.
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Got it! Basically, there is a nub on the cable that locks into the metal bracket. Just slip a pick I'm the hole and out it comes!
Ok, so here's why I pulled the column to begin with:
Somewhere between the lock cylinder and the ignition switch, something either broke or came undone. It looks like a nylon or plastic actuator that slides when you turn the key. Is this a common thing that fails? Is there parts for it? What type of puller to get the wheel off?
Ok, so here's why I pulled the column to begin with:
Somewhere between the lock cylinder and the ignition switch, something either broke or came undone. It looks like a nylon or plastic actuator that slides when you turn the key. Is this a common thing that fails? Is there parts for it? What type of puller to get the wheel off?
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Glad you got it. I didn't explain it real well, but its easy now that you got it, isn't it?
I rigged up a puller out of a couple I had around to pull mine off.
I'm not much help on your problem though. Here's a bump up top.
I rigged up a puller out of a couple I had around to pull mine off.
I'm not much help on your problem though. Here's a bump up top.
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I just fixed this same thing on a Town Car. The key became disconnected from the ignition switch. I could turn the key to any position and the engine kept running.
There is a plastic slider. I bought a new one from a Ford dealer for $19. I took it back when I was done because the original one was perfect.
There is a steel pin that connects the key to the plastic slider. It fell out when the lock cylinder started to come apart. I put in a new lock cylinder and put the pin back in place. It's working fine now. I did have to take the column pretty much all apart to get to the pin. It takes snap ring pliers to remove a few of the snap rings, but all in all it wasn't that hard to do once the column was out of the car.
There is a plastic slider. I bought a new one from a Ford dealer for $19. I took it back when I was done because the original one was perfect.
There is a steel pin that connects the key to the plastic slider. It fell out when the lock cylinder started to come apart. I put in a new lock cylinder and put the pin back in place. It's working fine now. I did have to take the column pretty much all apart to get to the pin. It takes snap ring pliers to remove a few of the snap rings, but all in all it wasn't that hard to do once the column was out of the car.
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I just fixed this same thing on a Town Car. The key became disconnected from the ignition switch. I could turn the key to any position and the engine kept running.
There is a plastic slider. I bought a new one from a Ford dealer for $19. I took it back when I was done because the original one was perfect.
There is a steel pin that connects the key to the plastic slider. It fell out when the lock cylinder started to come apart. I put in a new lock cylinder and put the pin back in place. It's working fine now. I did have to take the column pretty much all apart to get to the pin. It takes snap ring pliers to remove a few of the snap rings, but all in all it wasn't that hard to do once the column was out of the car.
There is a plastic slider. I bought a new one from a Ford dealer for $19. I took it back when I was done because the original one was perfect.
There is a steel pin that connects the key to the plastic slider. It fell out when the lock cylinder started to come apart. I put in a new lock cylinder and put the pin back in place. It's working fine now. I did have to take the column pretty much all apart to get to the pin. It takes snap ring pliers to remove a few of the snap rings, but all in all it wasn't that hard to do once the column was out of the car.
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