Dodge Intrepid Service Manual page 504

LH
STEERING COLUMN GEAR SHIFT LEVER (Continued)
Fig. 41 Fuse Panel Cover
1 - FUSE PANEL COVER
2 - INSTRUMENT PANEL
Fig. 42 Lower Instrument Panel Cover Mounting
1 - MOUNTING SCREWS
2 - INSTRUMENT PANEL BRACKET
3 - LOWER INSTRUMENT PANEL COVER
(4) Remove the tilt lever and the upper and lower
steering column shrouds from steering column
assembly (Fig. 43). Then remove center outlet bezel.
(5) Remove the brake transmission shift interlock
(BTSI) solenoid from the shift lever mechanism (Fig.
44). To do so, perform the following:
(a) Disconnect the wiring harness connector
from the solenoid.
(b) Remove the retainer clip from the end of the
solenoid (Fig. 45).
(c) Slide the solenoid straight off the shift lever
mounting stud.
(6) Remove the gear shift cable from the attaching
pin on the shift lever assembly.
Screws
Fig. 43 Tilt Lever And Upper And Lower Shrouds
1 - UPPER SHROUD
2 - TILT LEVER
3 - LOWER SHROUD
Fig. 44 BTSI
1 - SHIFT LEVER BRACKET
2 - SOLENOID
3 - KEY CYLINDER
(7) Unlock shift cable adjuster.
(8) Remove the 3 Torx head screws attaching the
shift lever assembly to the steering column tilt hous-
ing (Fig. 46), then remove shift lever assembly from
tilt housing and unhook the ignition interlock cable
from shift lever assembly (Fig. 46).
(9) Remove the interlock cassette from the steering
column and discard it.
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