Trim Ring on Gearshift Lever keeps Coming off
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Trim Ring on Gearshift Lever keeps Coming off
The little trim ring on the end of the gearshift lever keeps popping off.
It's the ring that goes around the OD off button.
Anybody else had this problem?
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99 XLT 5.4L Regular Cab 4x2 120" Wheelbase 4 wheel disc brakes/ABS 5 star larait style wheels Toreador Red/Silver 3.55 gears 275/70/16 Micheln LTX Delta toolbox, Ford Running Boards, Ventshades, Bugflector, Bullrings, Donnelly compass mirror, 2" Rear drop.
Eclipse 5340 cd player
Memphis ARCS50 component speakers w/tweeters mounted flush in the door panels (excellent sound)powered by a Sherwood 35x2 RMS amp
Kicker ZR360 for the 2 Audiobahn AWC10 subs
54regcab@ifreedom.com
It's the ring that goes around the OD off button.
Anybody else had this problem?
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Truck Pictures
99 XLT 5.4L Regular Cab 4x2 120" Wheelbase 4 wheel disc brakes/ABS 5 star larait style wheels Toreador Red/Silver 3.55 gears 275/70/16 Micheln LTX Delta toolbox, Ford Running Boards, Ventshades, Bugflector, Bullrings, Donnelly compass mirror, 2" Rear drop.
Eclipse 5340 cd player
Memphis ARCS50 component speakers w/tweeters mounted flush in the door panels (excellent sound)powered by a Sherwood 35x2 RMS amp
Kicker ZR360 for the 2 Audiobahn AWC10 subs
54regcab@ifreedom.com
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From: Taunton, Massachusetts USA
Hello 54regcab:
I had the same problem. One or two of the plastic tabs that hold the ring in place had become damaged. I don't know how.
The ring kept on coming off, and eventually had to be replaced.
I went to the Ford Dealer to have it replaced under my extended warranty plan. The trim ring is a very simple plastic piece that needs to be installed using the slightest amount of attention to assure correct installation. Needless to say, the "mechanics" failed to reinstall the new ring properly, and it came back off again. The Ford Dealer supplied me with another new trim ring, which I installed myself. To date, no new problems with this trim ring.
I can't imagine that the trim ring would cost any more than five dollars, and I would recommend you install it yourself.
Good Luck.
Wilk
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'97 F-150 4x4 Super Cab; XLT 139" Wheelbase Flairside; Silver Frost Clearcoat; 4.6L. (Romeo); 4-spd Automatic Transmission; Preferred Equipment Package 507A; 3.55 Limited Slip Axle; Electronic Shift 4x4; California Emissions; Sliding Rear Window; Trailer Towing Package; Off-Road Package; 6-Way Power Driver's Seat; Remote Keyless Entry/Anti Theft; 6-Disc CD Changer; Ford Bedliner; Ford Running Boards; Ford Nose Mask; Roll n Lock Tonneau Cover.
2000 SVT F-150 LIGHTNING XLT; 120" Wheelbase; Flareside;
5.4L EFI SOHC V8 SC Engine;
4-SPD Automatic;
Silver Clearcoat Metallic; Roll n Lock Tonneau Cover; SVT Online Store Lightning Front End Mask (still in box).
I had the same problem. One or two of the plastic tabs that hold the ring in place had become damaged. I don't know how.
The ring kept on coming off, and eventually had to be replaced.
I went to the Ford Dealer to have it replaced under my extended warranty plan. The trim ring is a very simple plastic piece that needs to be installed using the slightest amount of attention to assure correct installation. Needless to say, the "mechanics" failed to reinstall the new ring properly, and it came back off again. The Ford Dealer supplied me with another new trim ring, which I installed myself. To date, no new problems with this trim ring.
I can't imagine that the trim ring would cost any more than five dollars, and I would recommend you install it yourself.
Good Luck.
Wilk
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'97 F-150 4x4 Super Cab; XLT 139" Wheelbase Flairside; Silver Frost Clearcoat; 4.6L. (Romeo); 4-spd Automatic Transmission; Preferred Equipment Package 507A; 3.55 Limited Slip Axle; Electronic Shift 4x4; California Emissions; Sliding Rear Window; Trailer Towing Package; Off-Road Package; 6-Way Power Driver's Seat; Remote Keyless Entry/Anti Theft; 6-Disc CD Changer; Ford Bedliner; Ford Running Boards; Ford Nose Mask; Roll n Lock Tonneau Cover.
2000 SVT F-150 LIGHTNING XLT; 120" Wheelbase; Flareside;
5.4L EFI SOHC V8 SC Engine;
4-SPD Automatic;
Silver Clearcoat Metallic; Roll n Lock Tonneau Cover; SVT Online Store Lightning Front End Mask (still in box).
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From: Minnesota
I am glad to see that I am not the only one that has had that problem...I should have it done by a dealership, but then that would probably mean another two days in the dealership for diagnosis, then another day to install.....thinking that super glue looks better to me all the time, then I never have to worry about it agian, and if it should need to be removed, let some tech remove it, and break it, then I can blame them......
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From: Nashville,TN USA
I really would avoid glue, because if the bulb for the "off" light burns out, you'd be up a creek without a paddle
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98 F150 4X4 XLT flareside V6 5sp K&N Flowmaster and some other goodies
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BigBunnell
98 F150 4X4 XLT flareside V6 5sp K&N Flowmaster and some other goodies
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Well, to tell you the truth, I probably won't have the truck that long, as the regional Ford Representative is meeting with me today about my truck....and all of the problems that I have had with it....So then agian, I probably won't worry about it at all then....let the next person worry about it!!!