RenoHuskerDu Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Are there any E99 experts in this forum, and is it OK to post an SD question? Or should we only do PMs. Hey wait, do we even have PMs here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Nope No PM's, but you can send an email to any member by clicking their username. Discussion of anything from /about any Ford pickup is fair game in my mind. The Superduty steering column is much different. (assuming you mean 450 or '99 & up) So I need to go look at that thread, or do you have a question? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RenoHuskerDu Posted January 21, 2021 Author Share Posted January 21, 2021 Nope No PM's, but you can send an email to any member by clicking their username. Discussion of anything from /about any Ford pickup is fair game in my mind. The Superduty steering column is much different. (assuming you mean 450 or '99 & up) So I need to go look at that thread, or do you have a question? Here's my thread. Thanks for the "pm" tip. stumped... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Lewis Posted January 21, 2021 Share Posted January 21, 2021 Here's my thread. Thanks for the "pm" tip. stumped... Yep, as Jim said it is fair game. But I've read your post on FTE and don't have any answers. However, there is a schematic from the '95 F-Series EVTM on the site at Documentation/Electrical/EVTM/1996 EVTM/Speed Control. That might let you troubleshoot the switch wiring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85lebaront2 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Here's my thread. Thanks for the "pm" tip. stumped... Let me see if I can find electrical differences in my AllData, mechanical I probably can't get anything definitive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85lebaront2 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Let me see if I can find electrical differences in my AllData, mechanical I probably can't get anything definitive. Ok, so far, 1999-2005 way different systems, does the column physically look the same (I doubt it) as the ignition switch on the 99 looks similar to the 1996 one in Darth, the 2005 is completely different. I have the column from the 1995 F450 Jim parted out, but it is a manual transmission one so probably won't help you. I have saved the pertinent diagrams as pdfs, give me an email in a message and I will send them to you as zipped files. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Here's my thread. Thanks for the "pm" tip. stumped... Help me understand why you didn't just fix the detents in the F-550's column? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old55pete Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Help me understand why you didn't just fix the detents in the F-550's column? I am no expert here ether. My question would be to everybody. Are not the detents in the transmition and not the coloum. I ask because every time I have pulled out a valve body to do a shift kit, when you are done and before you hook up the linkage, you need to test the shifting spool to make sure it stops in the correct amount of detents for gear and direction. Again, just a question. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
85lebaront2 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 I am no expert here ether. My question would be to everybody. Are not the detents in the transmition and not the coloum. I ask because every time I have pulled out a valve body to do a shift kit, when you are done and before you hook up the linkage, you need to test the shifting spool to make sure it stops in the correct amount of detents for gear and direction. Again, just a question. The column has what is actually a gate, the plate that the shift lever tang rides against so that it stops in certain positions and is blocked from moving beyond some areas until you raise the lever. Park is a positive lock, Reverse a smaller one, Neutral and Drive or Overdrive can, on most be freely moved between, 2 and 1 require raising the lever to go into, but some do not need it to go back the D or OD. I don't have a loose column with the gate, but do have a couple of Chrysler floor shifters with a similar design. They have a top button to be depressed. As to why, possibly the tang was broken or the gate was missing. The valve body detents are primarily to keep the manual valve in place once a gear is selected and it allows for wear in the older mechanical linkage. Due to the mechanical advantage most shifters have there is actually very little if any "feel" to those detents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArdWrknTrk Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 The column has what is actually a gate, the plate that the shift lever tang rides against so that it stops in certain positions and is blocked from moving beyond some areas until you raise the lever. Park is a positive lock, Reverse a smaller one, Neutral and Drive or Overdrive can, on most be freely moved between, 2 and 1 require raising the lever to go into, but some do not need it to go back the D or OD. I don't have a loose column with the gate, but do have a couple of Chrysler floor shifters with a similar design. They have a top button to be depressed. As to why, possibly the tang was broken or the gate was missing. The valve body detents are primarily to keep the manual valve in place once a gear is selected and it allows for wear in the older mechanical linkage. Due to the mechanical advantage most shifters have there is actually very little if any "feel" to those detents. Are you suggesting the tang is broken? How deep do you have to go to change a shift lever? (Sorry, I'm automatic column inept) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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