Well, there seems to be a bit more interest in this than I thought, so I guess I'll just post this to the list. This is how I fixed the problem on my 97. I imagine it would work on the 98's and may be adaptable to the pre-97's. In any case, the first thing to do is remove the small section of the dash under the steering wheel (The owners manual calls it the knee bolster) To do this simply loosen the three screws underneath is (There's no need to unscrew them all the way) Then simply pull the knee bolster straight out toward you. There are a couple of pressure latches at the top so you might have to give it a bit of a tug. Once that is out you should see a small black cable leading to a white connector on the bottom of the steering column. Right next to that is a small white knob (It looks like a little gear about a half inch in diameter) The cable is the link to the indicator on the dash and the knob is there to adjust it. Simply turn the knob until the indicator lin!
es up with the holes in all posi
tions of the shifter, then push the knee bolster back into place and tighten the screws. If anyone tries this on a 98 or pre-97 please let us know how it goes.
Brett
<<< Lord Foul <lordfoul@accessone.com> 9/22 7:06p >>>
by all means,, please do!!
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: From: Brett Stoner <Brett@abacusinfo.com>
: To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
: Subject: DML: Auto transmission indicator not lining up in 97's
: Date: Monday, September 22, 1997 12:51 PM
:
: I vaguely remember a few people mentioning that their automatic
transmission indicator thingie didn't quite line up with the automatic
transmission indicator thingie holes. (These are technical terms. What it
means is that when the truck is in drive the little red thing on the
instrument cluster is only half in drive) In any case, mine was the same
way and I finally got annoyed enough to see if I could fix it. I
discovered that not only could I fix it but it was quite easy and didn't
involve ripping the dash apart. If anyone else does have this problem
email me and I'll be glad to tell you how to do it:)
:
: Brett
:
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