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Selector Lever: Installation

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  1. Install the selector lever and the 4 nuts.
    • Tighten to 12 Nm (106 lb-in).
  2. Fig 1: Locating Nuts
    GF0029900Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  3. Connect the electrical connector.
  4. Fig 2: Locating Electrical Connector
    GF0029899Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
    NOTE: When installing the selector lever cable, make sure that the selector lever cable locking tabs are locked in place and the selector lever cable end is snapped onto the ball stud. Press the selector lever cable into the bracket and listen for the selector lever cable to click in place. Pull back on the selector lever cable to make sure that it is locked into the selector lever cable bracket. Also make sure that the selector lever cable end is correctly installed onto the ball stud. Pull back on the selector lever cable end to make sure that the selector lever cable end is correctly installed.
  5. Install the selector lever cable in the selector lever housing.
  6. Fig 3: Locating Selector Lever Cable Locking Tabs
    GF0029898Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  7. Connect the selector lever cable end to the selector lever.
  8. Fig 4: Locating Selector Lever Cable End
    GF0029897Courtesy of FORD MOTOR CO.
  9. Install the center console. For additional information, refer to INSTRUMENT PANEL AND CONSOLE article.
  10. Adjust the selector lever cable, refer to Selector Lever Cable Adjustment .