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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 07:45 PM
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I Have A F250 96 Model That I Have A Lot Of Play In The Automatic Shifter Lever On The Column I Have Taken Some Trimm Off Aroune The Ignition Collar And Seea Bushing That Is Faulty, According To Parts Breakdown There Is Another One Ob Down The Shifter, Am Trying To Get To Them, I Need To Know How The Headlight Switch Button Comes Off So I Can Take The Dash Trim Off To Get Them. Does It Just Pull Off Or What, Also Am I Going At Gettin To The These Bushing The Right Way,

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Carl
 
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 07:49 PM
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pull the **** out like you are turning the headlights on turn like dimming the lights till you see a slot with a tab using a small screwdriver push the tab towards the **** and pull off
 
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Old Jul 6, 2007 | 07:49 PM
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the headlite bottonshould have a knotch at the shaft area
place a small screw driver in the knotch and pull away from the dash
yes this is the correct way
also you will need to drop the steering column by
unbolting the hanger under the dash
ford dealer still stock the parts
 
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Old Jul 7, 2007 | 01:50 PM
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Carl, I'm going to replace the busted transmission tube in my '93 tomorrow and I'm also replacing the bushings also. The Ford part number for the bushings is F3TZ-7L278-A.


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Old Jul 7, 2007 | 07:02 PM
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Thumbs up 96 F250 Automatic Shifter Problem

Thanks For All The Help, I Got The Top Bushing Replace Yhis Afternoon And It Took A Lot Of Slop Out Of The Shifter But That Other Bushing Looks Like Bugger To Get O But Since I Got Would Like To Replace It. Any Points On How To Get It Replaced

My Problem With The Truck To Start This Job Was It Was Not Going Into Park, With The Top Bushing Things Are Better But Still Not Right Yet. Is There Adjustment On The Cable To Make It Just Push A Little Farther, Also Where The Cable Fits On The Shifter Arm Their Is No Retainer And It Is Riding On The End Of The Pin Which Might Be Part Of My Problem.

Thanks Again Carl Grey
 
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Old Jul 7, 2007 | 07:24 PM
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take the nuts off the bottom of the shaft
and drop the column down about 4 inches
also check the bolts that hold the eccentric on the bottom of
the shifter
this is where the cable attaches
the bolts are known to loosen and also cause shifting problems
 
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