Doesn't even click!

[joney]

good video on it in general, some things may change with the X, but will get you close.

Sweet! Thanks! Shifter hasn't felt loose, but it never did line up correctly with the proper letters on the indicator. And it's a little hard to shift.

 

[Mbrooks420]

If they’re loose it’ll shift like butter after. Mine got so loose that it didn’t park one time and I almost lost the truck of a 60-70 foot cliff into a raging creek.

 

[Lee's Automotive]

If they’re loose it’ll shift like butter after. Mine got so loose that it didn’t park one time and I almost lost the truck of a 60-70 foot cliff into a raging creek.

Thats a dangerous design for sure

 

[Mbrooks420]

Thats a dangerous design for sure

It’s why it’s insured. It was equally my fault, I knew the shifter had been getting wonky and didn’t investigate it enough.

 

[Lee's Automotive]

It’s why it’s insured. It was equally my fault, I knew the shifter had been getting wonky and didn’t investigate it enough.

Yeah i lost park and reverse before i replaced the bushings and the bolts

 

[joney]

Sweet! Thanks! Shifter hasn't felt loose, but it never did line up correctly with the proper letters on the indicator. And it's a little hard to shift.

 

[joney]

Think I need to find a level place to park first and chock the wheels? Otherwise always park on a gravel/sand hill. Don't want it rolling away, LOL

 

[Fix4Dirt]

Think I need to find a level place to park first and chock the wheels? Otherwise always park on a gravel/sand hill. Don't want it rolling away, LOL

does your area have curbs? if you have to park on a hill turn it so that itll roll into that if anything. or keep chocks in the X, lots of the utility trucks at least i see use them, so cant hurt

 

[joney]

does your area have curbs? if you have to park on a hill turn it so that itll roll into that if anything. or keep chocks in the X, lots of the utility trucks at least i see use them, so cant hurt

No curbs. (Otherwise I wouldn't have anywhere to park!) Narrow shoulder to park on. Might have opportunity to use the lot next door, going to bring a level with me to check! Your post made me think further on this. Should put together or order some wheel chocks.

 

[Fix4Dirt]

No curbs. (Otherwise I wouldn't have anywhere to park!) Might have opportunity to use the lot next door, going to bring a level with me to check! Your post made me think further on this. Should put together or order some wheel chocks.

chocks are nice to have, even in case of roadside breakdown can jack em up and feel a bit safer. even something like a 2x4 or some brick etc could work too, but the curved ones are the better ones for long term holding, so that they dont edge into the tire as much. before carrying chocks though wood did come in handy in a pinch.

also wonder hwy yalls dont have curbs? thought they were a normal thing, guess not! where do they paint ht house number then to be seen from the street? and maybe im missing something, but why would that affect where you can park as long as theyre not marked?

 

[joney]

chocks are nice to have, even in case of roadside breakdown can jack em up and feel a bit safer. even something like a 2x4 or some brick etc could work too, but the curved ones are the better ones for long term holding, so that they dont edge into the tire as much. before carrying chocks though wood did come in handy in a pinch.

also wonder hwy yalls dont have curbs? thought they were a normal thing, guess not! where do they paint ht house number then to be seen from the street? and maybe im missing something, but why would that affect where you can park as long as theyre not marked?

Not always, although city is installing them the next street over, a few of them won't have anywhere to park unless they make new driveways and get the city to allow/remove curb in front of those. Seriously hoping they don't put curbs on my street: that would legally obligate us to constantly shovel out the sidewalk that always gets installed with curbs: 1: Nobody would actually use the sidewalk, and 2: When they get around to it, the city plows throw up massive piles of snow/ice that quickly freezes SOLID when temps drop at night!

 

[Fix4Dirt]

Not always, although city is installing them the next street over, a few of them won't have anywhere to park unless they make new driveways and get the city to allow/remove curb in front of those. Seriously hoping they don't put curbs on my street: that would legally obligate us to constantly shovel out the sidewalk that always gets installed with curbs: 1: Nobody would actually use the sidewalk, and 2: When they get around to it, the city plows throw up massive piles of snow/ice that quickly freezes SOLID when temps drop at night!

oh, now i see! thoight it was like here, where theyre normal! wasnt sure what ya do have there, other than cheese hear the cheese there is good!

 

[CDW6212R]

Check out and tighten those two Torx bolts on the steering column, those hold the bracket that locks the shifter shaft parts in place.

The shift indicator is a separate small group of parts, easily adjusted by loosening the 5.5mm tiny bolt to R&R that assembly. There is an adjustment thumb wheel built into it that lets you move the indicator.

If the bolts are tight way down there on the front part of the column, then most looseness will be the two main shifting components. One is a cast aluminum housing, around the center steel shaft that runs down the middle of the column. Those cost about $55 the last time I bought them. They do wear out after hard use and 20+ years.

 

[Mbrooks420]

My shift needle was off until I tightened those Torx bolts.