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DIY: Orange Gear Indicator PRND21

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Old Nov 14, 2009 | 11:06 PM
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Default DIY: Orange Gear Indicator PRND21

If your tired of looking to see what gear your in and it shows reverse but your in neutral well if your orange indicator is off of were its supposed to be there is an easy fix, and it only takes a couple minutes

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1. Take lower dash panel off, the one below the steering wheel
2. On the right side of the steering column you should see a tab sticking out that has a wire with a loop connected to it.
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3. Right above this tab there is a plastic screw which you can adjust either way to adjust the indicator or just bend down the tab a tad
4. PUT PARKING BRAKE ON
5. Go through the gears and make sure its were you want it
6. Put dash panel back on

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Old Nov 14, 2009 | 11:14 PM
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Good write-up, and thank you for calling the Parking Brake by its correct name.
 
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Old Nov 14, 2009 | 11:45 PM
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Very nice DIY.
I second the parking brake. Not much of an emergency brake with a little pedal up high and over to the left...
 
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Old Nov 14, 2009 | 11:54 PM
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There in a adjusting screw to above that so your not bending that and maybe braking it. Plus it make sence to do it the right way
 
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Old Nov 14, 2009 | 11:55 PM
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Thanks, and I want to see someone be able to hit that in a real emergency, s#!t I cant even get to it with the door closed
 
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Old Nov 15, 2009 | 12:35 AM
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my e-brake is nail the brakes and put it in neutral, then cuss like a sailor
 
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Old Nov 15, 2009 | 01:21 AM
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You could also throw it in first, but auto tranny's don't seem to like engine braking very much....
 
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Old Nov 15, 2009 | 01:53 AM
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i engine brake mine every now and then, usually when im pulling a heavy farm wagon, they have no brakes, it seems to help a little, if nothing else, it makes an awesome noise when the motor revs
 
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Old Nov 15, 2009 | 07:30 AM
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Originally Posted by redheadhunter21
Thanks, and I want to see someone be able to hit that in a real emergency, s#!t I cant even get to it with the door closed

That's pretty much what my daughter thinks.

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Old Nov 15, 2009 | 08:20 AM
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nice flexing pic, LOL
 
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