Shift Interlock: Service and Repair
Brake Shift Interlock ActuatorRemoval and Installation
All vehicles
1. NOTE: On vehicles equipped with an auxiliary battery, both the negative and positive battery cables must be disconnected.
NOTE: On vehicles equipped with a 6.0L engine, both the primary and secondary batteries must be disconnected.
Disconnect the battery.
2. Pull to release the retaining clips and remove the steering column opening lower finish panel.
3. Remove the steering column opening lower finish panel reinforcement.
1) Release the pin-type retainers and remove the electrical connector.
2) Remove the screw and data link connector (DLC).
3) Remove the bolts.
^ To install, tighten to 9 Nm (80 lb-inch).
4) Remove the steering column opening lower finish panel reinforcement.
4. Disconnect all necessary harness connectors and separate the harness bracket from the steering column.
5. Remove the selector lever indicator cable and position it aside.
Commercial vehicles
6. Remove the 2 lower steering column support nuts.
^ To install, tighten to 18 Nm (13 lb-ft).
7. Remove the 2 upper steering column support nuts and the steering column support.
^ To install, tighten to 18 Nm (13 lb-ft).
All vehicles
8. Disconnect the brake shift interlock electrical connector.
9. Remove the steering column nuts and lower the steering column.
^ To install, tighten to 15 Nm (11 lb-ft).
10. Remove the bolts and the brake shift interlock actuator (BSIA).
^ To install, tighten to 9 Nm (80 lb-inch).
11. To install, reverse the removal procedure.
12. Make sure the selector lever cable and the selector lever indicator cable are correctly adjusted. Verify BSIA operation.