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Originally Posted by TroyLotus
This should clear up the getting into reverse issue and also getting into 1st-2nd. It is the adjustment on the crossgate cable at the front of the car in the console. What happens is this. When stock the adjustment is set so when you push left on the shifter it moves the crossgate cable a certain amount to get into 1st or 2nd gear. If you pull up on the reverse knob you can go farther over pushing the cable farther and getting into reverse. What is happening when you install the LETSLA is you have to adjust the rod end at the console side. What you need to do is turn this in a few turns to get the correct cable length on the crossgate. The crossgate cable is the lower of the cables and the one that will move when you move the shifter left to right. You may need one more turn in or a couple. What I mean by turn it in is turning the rod end there to make the threads go further in the rod end so you are screwing in on further and making the cable a tiny bit shorter each time.
This is how I test to make sure it is just where it should be. I put it in 3rd gear and then try to downshift into 2nd gear. It should go right in. If you have to let up pressure on it and come back to the right a tiny bit to find 2nd gear the cable is to long and you need to screw in the rod end there another turn. You will find the perfect spot for the rod end and what I call the sweat spot. It should just go from 3rd to 2nd no problem.
Now if you can not go into 1st-2nd gear without pulling up on the reverse knob a little bit to find it then you have screwed the crossgate rod end in to much. You will know. When you have it right it will right into 1st-2nd gear and not go into reverse. This should solve the problems that you are having and a good tip for anyone else doing the install.
Troy
Another tip figured out is that you do not have to take the console all the way off to adjust. What I do is take off the two tor bolts that hold it on and also disconnect the hazard switch. Then I can lift the console up enough to get to the crossgate rod end and use my 10mm open end wrench to adjust it. It is tight, but might be easier than taking the console all the way off.
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I'm still having an issue with going into reverse without using the reverse pull-up thingy. I have the rod end of the crossgate cable (lower cable) screwed down as far as it will go (the cable bottoming out at the end of the blind hole). The shifting action is fine on 1-6 in both directions, just no reverse lockout (caught me very much by surprise in traffic one day on a very busy PCH)
Should I dremel off 1/16 at the end of the cable?
Cheers,
E