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Installation Procedure

  1. Install the automatic shift lock control actuator onto the steering column ball studs.
  2. Connect the electrical connector to the automatic shift lock control actuator.
    Fig 1: View Of Automatic Transmission Shift Lock Control Actuator
    GM324906Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  3. Fig 2: Adjusting Automatic Transmission Shift Lock Control Actuator
    GM324912Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  4. Adjust the automatic shift lock control actuator.
    • Pull out the tab (1) on the adjuster block side (2) of the actuator.
    • Press on the adjuster block (2) in order to compress the internal adjuster spring and disengage the adjuster teeth. Slide the adjuster block as far away from the actuator as possible.
    • Lock in place by pushing in on the tab (1).
  5. Inspect the actuator.
    • The actuator must lock the shift lever clevis when you place the clevis in the park position.
    • If you can move the shift lever without pressing on the brake pedal, readjust the actuator.
  6. Install the knee bolster. Refer to Knee Bolster Replacement in Instrument Panel, Gages and Console.