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Align Shifter Linkage

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Logan Learns How To Wire Relays! LSA Monte Carlo & Turbo Escalade Test Drive

What happens here

The presenter identifies an issue with the Escalade's shifter gate not aligning correctly with the transmission's holes, specifically requiring the lever to go further back for first gear. He suspects the shifter bracket is bent. Instead of replacing or extensively adjusting, he uses long-reach pliers to physically bend the bracket back into alignment.

Goal: Correct misaligned shifter gate.

Tools and materials

  • Long-reach pliers — Bending the shifter bracket
  • Parking brake — Securing the vehicle

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for now pretend it's not there yeah maybe you'll give it too much it'll melt so it's kind of like i'm very impatient when it comes to heat shrink i always wanted to do it too fast you feed this up through to there and then we'll get going on this because the shifter gates don't line up with the right holes exactly let me make sure the parking brake's on so that we know that's basically it doesn't work that's always good you always want to label your wires even after they're wired to leave the labels on there so you know what they are after the fact fun fact if you go under the escalade to the fuel pump relay there's a bunch of little yellow pieces of tape with stuff written on them still on the wires to go to the relay yep this is exactly what it goes to it's in between spots and that's like where the cable is happy is where it's having transmission so i think the bracket got bent so before i adjust anything i'm just going to try to unbend it and have it click back into the right place and see how it feels it was never perfectly okay first gear i had to go back a little bit farther but that from what i've read is a common fault of those shifters just have to pick your

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