AOD loose cable. What does it do?

michaelmfl · 07-23-2001, 10:53 PM

'91 AOD. I pulled the trim ring off that goes around my gear selector and I saw a loose cable that comes straight out from the dash, slightly to the right of center of the gear selector, and ends at the gear selector. If I pull on the cable it seems to make sounds behind the steering wheel. Pulling it doesn't seem to do much. I thought it might prevent starting the engine in drive, but I tried that and it works OK. The cable is bare stranded wire, and has an end on it that looks like it should be connected to a mechanical holder, maybe inside the gear selector, but I haven't taken that apart yet. I can't find it in my manuals. Any ideas? Thanks!

DaveR_GT · 07-25-2001, 10:44 PM

That should prevent you from shifting from park until the brake is pushed.

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07-23-2001, 10:53 PM	#1
michaelmfl Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Apex, NC, USA Posts: 3	AOD loose cable. What does it do? '91 AOD. I pulled the trim ring off that goes around my gear selector and I saw a loose cable that comes straight out from the dash, slightly to the right of center of the gear selector, and ends at the gear selector. If I pull on the cable it seems to make sounds behind the steering wheel. Pulling it doesn't seem to do much. I thought it might prevent starting the engine in drive, but I tried that and it works OK. The cable is bare stranded wire, and has an end on it that looks like it should be connected to a mechanical holder, maybe inside the gear selector, but I haven't taken that apart yet. I can't find it in my manuals. Any ideas? Thanks!

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07-25-2001, 10:44 PM	#2
DaveR_GT Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: W. Springfield, PA Posts: 65	That should prevent you from shifting from park until the brake is pushed. ------------------ '92 GT conv. TFS heads, GT40, Powerdyne 9#, AOD, 3.73 My Mustang Page