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Removal & Installation (Sable & Taurus)

  1. Disconnect negative battery cable. Unsnap and remove upper center console bezels. Disconnect shift interlock cable conduit from bracket and pull cable from cam on transaxle range gearshift lever.
  2. Remove 3 screws securing upper steering column shroud. Insert scratch awl into access hole on lower steering column shroud and push in ignition lock cylinder release pin. Insert ignition key into lock, turn ignition on and remove lock cylinder from steering column.
  3. Remove lower steering column shroud. Remove 2 screws securing lower instrument panel and remove panel. Completely loosen gearshift indicator adjustment wheel and disconnect gearshift indicator cable from steering column lever.
  4. Remove 2 nuts securing steering column absorber. Remove 2 nuts securing lower steering column and remove column. Disconnect electrical connectors to steering column. Remove 2 screws securing shift lock actuator and remove actuator and cable as an assembly.
  5. To install, reverse removal procedures. Tighten nuts and bolts to specification. See TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS .
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