Transaxle Range Sensor: Removal

WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2003 Mercury Sable, 2003 Ford Windstar, and 2003 Ford Taurus. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.

Set the parking brake. Place the transaxle range selector lever in Neutral. Disconnect the battery ground cable. Remove the engine air cleaner assembly. Disconnect the connector.
Disconnect the shift cable. Remove the manual control lever. See Fig 1.
Remove the digital Transaxle Range (TR) sensor. See Fig 2.

Fig 1: Identifying Manual Control Lever Nut

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Fig 2: Identifying Transaxle Range Sensor Bolts

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