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ADJ U ST M EN T S (Cont inue d)
(3) Relea se ca ble a dju st er cla m p (a t t r a n sm ission
en d of ca ble) t o u n lock ca ble.
(4) Un sn a p ca ble fr om ca ble m ou n t in g br a cket on
t r a n sm ission (F ig. 178).
(5) Slide ca ble eyelet off t r a n sm ission sh ift lever.
(6) Ver ify t r a n sm ission sh ift lever is in P a r k
det en t by m ovin g lever fu lly r ea r wa r d. La st r ea r wa r d
det en t is P a r k posit ion .
(7) Ver ify posit ive en ga gem en t of t r a n sm ission
pa r k lock by a t t em pt in g t o r ot a t e pr opeller sh a ft .
Sh a ft will n ot r ot a t e wh en pa r k lock is en ga ged.
(8) Slide ca ble eyelt on t o t r a n sm ission sh ift lever.
(9) Sn a p sh ift ca ble
br a cket on t r a n sm ission .
(10) Lock sh ift ca ble by pr essin g ca ble a dju st er
cla m p down u n t il it sn a ps in t o pla ce.
(11) Lower veh icle a n d ch eck en gin e st a r t in g.
E n gin e sh ou ld st a r t on ly in P a r k a n d Neu t r a l.
Fig. 178 Shift Cable Attachment At
Transmission–Typical
BRAKE TRANSMISSION SHIFT INTERLOCK
CABLE ADJUSTMENT
(1) Sh ift t r a n sm ission in t o PARK.
(2) Rem ove sh ift lever bezel a n d con sole scr ews.
Ra ise bezel a n d con sole for a ccess t o ca ble.
(3) P u ll ca ble lock bu t t on u p t o r elea se ca ble (F ig.
179).
(4) Tu r n ign it ion swit ch t o LOCK posit ion .
(5) Use a spa cer t o cr ea t e a on e m illim et er ga p
bet ween t h e sh ift er pa wl a n d t op of t h e sh ift ga t e.
(6) P u ll ca ble for wa r d. Th en r elea se ca ble a n d
pr ess ca ble lock bu t t on down u n t il it sn a ps in pla ce.
(7) Ch eck a dju st m en t a s follows:
a dju st er in t o m ou n t in g
TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE
Fig. 179 Park Lock Cable Attachment
(a ) Ch eck m ovem en t of r elea se sh ift h a n dle bu t -
t on (floor sh ift ) or r elea se lever (colu m n sh ift ). You
sh ou ld n ot be a ble t o pr ess bu t t on in wa r d or m ove
colu m n lever.
(b) Tu r n ign it ion swit ch t o RUN posit ion .
(c) Sh ift in g ou t of pa r k sh ou ld n ot be possible.
(d) Apply t h e br a ke a n d a t t em pt t o sh ift ou t of
PARK. Sh ift in g sh ou ld be possible.
(e) Wh ile t h e t r a n sm ission is sh ift ed ou t of
PARK, r elea se t h e br a ke a n d a t t em pt t o sh ift
t h r ou gh a ll gea r s. Relea se t h e sh ift bu t t on a t lea st
on ce du r in g t h is pr ocedu r e. Th e ign it ion key sh ou ld
n ot go t o t h e LOCK posit ion .
(f) Ret u r n t r a n sm ission t o t h e PARK posit ion
wit h ou t a pplyin g t h e br a ke.
(8) Move sh ift lever ba ck t o PARK a n d ch eck ign i-
t ion swit ch oper a t ion . You sh ou ld be a ble t o t u r n
swit ch t o LOCK posit ion a n d sh ift lever r elea se bu t -
t on /lever sh ou ld n ot m ove.
TRANSMISSION THROTTLE VALVE CABLE
ADJUSTMENT
Th e t r a n sm ission t h r ot t le va lve is oper a t ed by a
ca m on t h e t h r ot t le lever. Th e t h r ot t le lever is oper-
a t ed by a n a dju st a ble ca ble (F ig. 180). Th e ca ble is
a t t a ch ed t o a n a r m m ou n t ed on t h e t h r ot t le lever
sh a ft . A r et a in in g clip a t t h e en gin e-en d of t h e ca ble
is r em oved t o pr ovide for ca ble a dju st m en t . Th e
r et a in in g clip is t h en in st a lled ba ck on t o t h e t h r ot t le
va lve ca ble t o lock in t h e a dju st m en t .
A cor r ect ly a dju st ed t h r ot t le va lve ca ble will ca u se
t h e t h r ot t le lever on t h e t r a n sm ission t o m ove sim u l-
t a n eou sly wit h t h e t h r ot t le body lever fr om t h e idle
posit ion . P r oper a dju st m en t will a llow sim u lt a n eou s
m ovem en t wit h ou t ca u sin g t h e t r a n sm ission t h r ot t le
lever t o eit h er m ove a h ea d of, or la g beh in d t h e lever
on t h e t h r ot t le body.
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