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HOMESERVICE MANUALSFORD2007ESCAPE BASE, 2.3 Z, FWD, AUTOMATICREPAIR AND DIAGNOSISTRANSMISSIONAUTOMATIC TRANSAUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION EXTERNAL CONTROLS - CD4EGENERAL PROCEDURESSELECTOR LEVER CABLE ADJUSTMENT

2007 Ford Escape Base, 2.3 Z, FWD, Automatic

Selector Lever Cable Adjustment

2007 Ford Escape Base, 2.3 Z, FWD, AutomaticSECTION Selector Lever Cable Adjustment

Place the floor shift selector lever in the Overdrive (Circle D) position.

Fig 1: Locating Floor Shift Selector Lever In (D) Position

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Loosen the bolt for the Z-bracket and rotate the Z-bracket counterclockwise to allow access to the selector lever cable adjuster.

Fig 2: Z-Bracket & Bolt

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Slide the adjuster sleeve up far enough to compress the 2 lock tabs.

Fig 3: Sliding Adjuster Sleeve

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Rotate the adjuster sleeve counterclockwise to unlock the selector lever cable from the adjuster barrel.

Fig 4: Rotating Adjuster Sleeve

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Slide the adjuster sleeve down until it is clipped in place.

Fig 5: Sliding Adjuster Sleeve

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Place the transmission manual control lever in the DRIVE position.

Fig 6: Locating Shift Cable End At Manual Lever

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Lock the selector lever cable in the adjuster by turning the sleeve clockwise until it is locked in place by the lock tabs.

Fig 7: Locking Selector Lever Cable

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Rotate the Z-bracket clockwise over the selector lever adjuster and tighten the bolt.
- Tighten to 11 Nm (8 lb-ft).

Fig 8: Z-Bracket & Bolt

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• You smell fuel, burning insulation, or see smoke.
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