Shift lever adjustment?
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From: Pea Ridge, AR
Like the others have said, for a sloppy shifter check the torx bolts at the bottom of the column.
The if you need to adjust the indicator, there is a thumbwheel to line it up as you need it. Behind the fuse panel on the bottom of the column.
The if you need to adjust the indicator, there is a thumbwheel to line it up as you need it. Behind the fuse panel on the bottom of the column.
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From: Tucson
In an effort to add something to this thread.............
A mechanic friend went to Roosevelt Lake in AZ this weekend and spotted a friend with a broke down problem with his 2002 F250. Shifter would not select any gears, or Park. He was dead on the road.
The problem was that the bolts shown above had come loose and fallen out and the shifter was completely unusable. Found the bolts on the floor and fixed the problem. Lucky for him he had a #30 Torx in his tool box (Note to self, put #30 Torx in truck emergency tool box).
My mechanic friend immediately checked his 2002 F250 after fixing the other truck and guess what? All of the bolts on his gear selector bracket were loose!
When he came to work in his shop, Lloyd's Transmission and Driveline, Tucson, AZ, he checked the 2003 F350 in the shop, and guess what?
He called me and told me to get my 2000 F250 down to his shop ASAP. I drove down there and guess what?
Here is a video:
Amazing! Four out of four were loose! Not good.
Check yours today !
Steve in Tucson
A mechanic friend went to Roosevelt Lake in AZ this weekend and spotted a friend with a broke down problem with his 2002 F250. Shifter would not select any gears, or Park. He was dead on the road.
The problem was that the bolts shown above had come loose and fallen out and the shifter was completely unusable. Found the bolts on the floor and fixed the problem. Lucky for him he had a #30 Torx in his tool box (Note to self, put #30 Torx in truck emergency tool box).
My mechanic friend immediately checked his 2002 F250 after fixing the other truck and guess what? All of the bolts on his gear selector bracket were loose!
When he came to work in his shop, Lloyd's Transmission and Driveline, Tucson, AZ, he checked the 2003 F350 in the shop, and guess what?
He called me and told me to get my 2000 F250 down to his shop ASAP. I drove down there and guess what?
Here is a video:
Amazing! Four out of four were loose! Not good.
Check yours today !
Steve in Tucson
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This worked perfectly. My shift column was not as bad as the video described but it was close!! The T30 bolts were 2-3 turns backed out and the shifter lever was loose as hell. I have the driver in my toolbox and have never used it. Thanks Steve for the description, the post and the video. That was the trick for my truck. Now to fix the turn indicator lever, which is similarly loose and is effecting my wipers/washer.
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