hturnerfamily
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...just completed replacing original LIGHTNING '22 PRO SR Gear Shifter with
new ROTARY DIAL PZ1P-7P155-AC...
and, tried an 'easier' route to NOT having to remove upper trims and entertainment/button panel...
FIRST:
A) removed the small cover inside the front of the Shifter's 'stow away' housing, then removed the 'bolt cover', using a straight edge driver to release the clip
B) removed the 10mm bolt
C) turned the truck to accessory mode, and 'Stowed' the shifter, using the stow button
- turned the truck off
then:
- carefully pried/pulled driver side 'chrome' side trim away from center console, by hand - carefully, all the way back to just under the 'ON' button area... and pulled back away far enough to allow the center console 'trim' cover to also be pried off a little ways... the driver seat may seem to be in the way, but the trim should be flexible enough to work out out and over the seat for more room away from the center console
- carefully pried the passenger side trim, the same way...(SEE PHOTOS)
- carefully pried the rear edge of the center console trim cover(just inside the front of the center storage area), using a trim tool(a straight blade screw driver would probably also work, carefully)...once it pops up, carefully pried the rest of the center console up as high as optimal, slowly... just to start to see that the shifter assembly may just be able to then squeeze out this area...*
* the right side cup holder has a ELECTRONIC plug below that can be detached(use a straight edge driver to press the rear clip), to then allow the center console to have more flexibility.(I believe this is the 'keyfob sensor' that provides for turning the truck 'ON' when the keyfob is placed here, if the batteries are low/dead)
- while this center console trim is pulled up, use the same socket to take out the rear two BOLTS
- now, this is where it gets fun: there is ANOTHER bolt, hidden at the bottom right front of the Shifter assembly, and HARD to see, much less to manage to get to with a socket wrench - I used my flashlight to leverage up the trim as high as possible, and to see down into the inside under the assembly, and used a socket 'extension' and the socket to get down and onto the bolt - it was just short enough to allow me to use the socket ratchet to attach to the extension and get a 'start' at breaking the torque on the bolt - then I just used the extension, itself, by hand, with several fingers, to slowly rotate the bolt enough to get it starting to turn - it took a long while to rotate it enough times to get it released.
- the Shifter has an Electronic PLUG on the rear driver side of the unit. While it may seem that you simply pull back on the gray 'release tab', what you actually have to do is PUSH IN the release clip in front of it, first, with a straight edge driver... it will then 'pop' as it releases, and then you can pull back the gray tab and release the whole plug...
- now, the Shifter Assembly is ready to be removed, although, like me, you just may want to plug in your new ROTARY DIAL, first, and take the truck for a test ride. I did this in my driveway. At first, the truck seem to send some icons and alerts, and you may even have to just let it go thru the motions before you jump to conclusions that there is any issue: I heard some dings, I saw some wrench icons, and 'door open' alerts, and even 'go to your dealer asap!', and others, but I just made sure the truck was ON, then I turned the DIAL to 'D', and the truck released the brakes, and I moved forward.
I realized almost immediately that AUTO HOLD was not engaging, and simply went back into the 'Driver Assist' settings, turned it back ON, and it started working again.
I put it in Neutral, pushed the 'L' for Neutral Hold, and it also worked.
I used REVERSE, and it worked.
All good.
- so, now that it all works, I unplugged the new dial, and started to remove the Shifter Assembly. This takes some leveraging of the center console trim cover, but it WILL allow it to come out. It is a big unit.
- and, since I don't yet have my Manionmakes 3d-printed insert yet, I simply re-plugged the new ROTARY DIAL, added some hats inside the center console cavity for support, and will use it like this, until then... fun!
Shifter stowed, and console trim and cover removals...
only stow shifter AFTER removal of the bolt underneath it...
remove this 'cup holder' plug for more flexibility of the cover...
remember to replugging it afterwards, or you may have some
'alerts' from the truck...
using my flashlight for leverage and holding up the cover...
allowing for removal of the Shifter Assembly
Center Console Shifter cavity: 4 bolts
Complete! with Blue night light....................cavity INSERT installation to follow...
new ROTARY DIAL PZ1P-7P155-AC...
and, tried an 'easier' route to NOT having to remove upper trims and entertainment/button panel...
FIRST:
A) removed the small cover inside the front of the Shifter's 'stow away' housing, then removed the 'bolt cover', using a straight edge driver to release the clip
B) removed the 10mm bolt
C) turned the truck to accessory mode, and 'Stowed' the shifter, using the stow button
- turned the truck off
then:
- carefully pried/pulled driver side 'chrome' side trim away from center console, by hand - carefully, all the way back to just under the 'ON' button area... and pulled back away far enough to allow the center console 'trim' cover to also be pried off a little ways... the driver seat may seem to be in the way, but the trim should be flexible enough to work out out and over the seat for more room away from the center console
- carefully pried the passenger side trim, the same way...(SEE PHOTOS)
- carefully pried the rear edge of the center console trim cover(just inside the front of the center storage area), using a trim tool(a straight blade screw driver would probably also work, carefully)...once it pops up, carefully pried the rest of the center console up as high as optimal, slowly... just to start to see that the shifter assembly may just be able to then squeeze out this area...*
* the right side cup holder has a ELECTRONIC plug below that can be detached(use a straight edge driver to press the rear clip), to then allow the center console to have more flexibility.(I believe this is the 'keyfob sensor' that provides for turning the truck 'ON' when the keyfob is placed here, if the batteries are low/dead)
- while this center console trim is pulled up, use the same socket to take out the rear two BOLTS
- now, this is where it gets fun: there is ANOTHER bolt, hidden at the bottom right front of the Shifter assembly, and HARD to see, much less to manage to get to with a socket wrench - I used my flashlight to leverage up the trim as high as possible, and to see down into the inside under the assembly, and used a socket 'extension' and the socket to get down and onto the bolt - it was just short enough to allow me to use the socket ratchet to attach to the extension and get a 'start' at breaking the torque on the bolt - then I just used the extension, itself, by hand, with several fingers, to slowly rotate the bolt enough to get it starting to turn - it took a long while to rotate it enough times to get it released.
- the Shifter has an Electronic PLUG on the rear driver side of the unit. While it may seem that you simply pull back on the gray 'release tab', what you actually have to do is PUSH IN the release clip in front of it, first, with a straight edge driver... it will then 'pop' as it releases, and then you can pull back the gray tab and release the whole plug...
- now, the Shifter Assembly is ready to be removed, although, like me, you just may want to plug in your new ROTARY DIAL, first, and take the truck for a test ride. I did this in my driveway. At first, the truck seem to send some icons and alerts, and you may even have to just let it go thru the motions before you jump to conclusions that there is any issue: I heard some dings, I saw some wrench icons, and 'door open' alerts, and even 'go to your dealer asap!', and others, but I just made sure the truck was ON, then I turned the DIAL to 'D', and the truck released the brakes, and I moved forward.
I realized almost immediately that AUTO HOLD was not engaging, and simply went back into the 'Driver Assist' settings, turned it back ON, and it started working again.
I put it in Neutral, pushed the 'L' for Neutral Hold, and it also worked.
I used REVERSE, and it worked.
All good.
- so, now that it all works, I unplugged the new dial, and started to remove the Shifter Assembly. This takes some leveraging of the center console trim cover, but it WILL allow it to come out. It is a big unit.
- and, since I don't yet have my Manionmakes 3d-printed insert yet, I simply re-plugged the new ROTARY DIAL, added some hats inside the center console cavity for support, and will use it like this, until then... fun!
Shifter stowed, and console trim and cover removals...
only stow shifter AFTER removal of the bolt underneath it...
remove this 'cup holder' plug for more flexibility of the cover...
remember to replugging it afterwards, or you may have some
'alerts' from the truck...
using my flashlight for leverage and holding up the cover...
allowing for removal of the Shifter Assembly
Center Console Shifter cavity: 4 bolts
Complete! with Blue night light....................cavity INSERT installation to follow...
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