when i bought my lastest woody 1989 in oct the gear lever moved thru range ok then car shipped to england and now in dec it bbb stiff and a likkle out of alinegnment d is not d p is not p out enuff to let car start in r when shud start in p on the marker the gears ok and it wont start unless p or n so it seems the indicator is messed up but the stiffness to move stick worries me any ideas ??????????? thanks
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sounds like it needs some grease, and some adjustment.Builder/Owner of Badass Panther Wagons
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you can adjust the indicator by pulling out the speedometer, and playing around with the spring attached to the indicator needle. See if you can find anything about how to do a speedo swap, and that should get you going in the right track (just you would be working with 1 speedometer, not two)
PS, Im not going to lie, this thread wierded me out for a minute. i first see "was fine now very stiff" and then they first line "when I bought my latest woody". lol
hope this helps. oh, and
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I strongly advise anyone to not mess with the spring the gear selector is attached to. The way to adjust the indicator is by removing the lower steering column trim as well as the piece below the steering column attached to the dash. Then you will look for a white collar around the gear selector shaft. There will be a bolt (8mm iirc). There is where you make your adjustment.~David~
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my car starts and it has AC. Yours doesn't start and it has no AC. Seems obvious to me.
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Often that collar is broken too, which causes the indicator to not line up correctly. A zip tie usually fixes it, but new ones are available from Ford for about 20 bucks each.86 Lincoln Town Car (Galactica).
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I drive a Lincoln. I can't be bothered to shift like the peasants and rabble rousersComment
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ok as me thick newbie how where grease the trans lever???Comment
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I'd be getting under the car and looking to see if anything got bent/knocked about during shipping, especially since it worked fine while it was still in N.A.ru range ok then car shipped to england and now in dec it bbb stiff and a
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