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#2477 of 3244 92 Grand Marquis-Gear selector lever cable by maytag87 Apr 29, 2005 (5:25 am)
Good morning folks,   I picked up a 92 Grand Marquis from a buddy who just picked up a 2004 Crown Vic leftover. The 92 has 126K miles, runs pretty well. It has a problem with the column shifter, where it is very tough to get into park. You can shift it, but the gear selector needle isnt lining up with the expected gear. You can get it into drive by shifting the shift lever almost all the way down. Also when shifting back into park, it likes to only get as far as reverse. Shifting the shifter lever with exuberance will get it into Park and then you can set the parking brake if desired.   My friend thinks that to fix it, one must dig into the steering column, remove the airbag steering wheel and fix a gear selector lever cable of sorts. Says he even had a shop previously fix it with 3 hours labor charged, a couple of years back. I am wondering if maybe it is the actual transmission cable that goes from the shifter linkage to the transmission that is actually the problem, and to fix it, I would not need to do anything in the steering column at all. I am more well versed in GM, specifically 68-88 RWD Oldsmobile Cutlass, and I have little Ford experience in general. I searched the archives on this forum but came up empty. Any suggestions? I suspect this is really a stretched trans cable, but my friend thinks otherwise.   Other than that, the glove box cable is broken so I have to swap out the glovebox, or improvise a rev limiter for the glove box door so it doesnt fall down when it opens. The clear coat is flaking quite a bit, high speed on the wipers is non-functional, other speeds work, AC is toast & headliner is starting to sag on the front and rear edges. New alt, good diehard battery, 2 new tires, fluids changed on schedule. Custom dual exhaust is in nice shape.   Thanks! Rob Replies to this message: pat (Apr 29, 2005 8:21 am) maytag87 (May 02, 2005 12:42 pm) pat (May 02, 2005 12:45 pm)
#2478 of 3244 Re: 92 Grand Marquis-Gear selector lever cable [maytag87] by pat HOST Apr 29, 2005 (8:21 am)
Replying to: maytag87 (Apr 29, 2005 5:25 am) You might want to also post this in our Got a Quick, Technical Question? discussion while you are waiting for some feedback here. Let us know how it goes. Replies to this message: maytag87 (May 02, 2005 12:42 pm) pat (May 02, 2005 12:45 pm)
#2479 of 3244 Re: 92 MGM -Gear selector lever cable fixed! by maytag87 May 02, 2005 (12:42 pm)
Replying to: pat (Apr 29, 2005 8:21 am) Good afternoon folks,   Here was the message that helped me fix the problem: jamesjones000 - I had the same problem in my '92 and with mom's '94 Grand Marquis. If you remove the covers under the steering column, you should find where the shift cable connects to the an arm in the linkage. On both of our cars, 2 torx screws in the arm connected to the cable were either loose or falling out completely. Tighten these (and check for any others that may be loose) and you should notice easier shifting instantly. You may need to adjust the cable where it connects to the transmission, but most likely this should do the trick. ------- Well the two t-30 torx screws that are the on the column mount point were loose enough - just about ready to fall off. The bracket was even loose enough to be crooked rather than straight, not sitting flush on the column mount point as it should be. Tightened up those two screws, no others appeared loose, and outstanding results - shifts perfect now!   Thanks a lot for that tip!! Rob Replies to this message: pat (May 02, 2005 12:45 pm)
#2480 of 3244 Re: 92 MGM -Gear selector lever cable fixed! [maytag87] by pat HOST May 02, 2005 (12:45 pm)
Replying to: maytag87 (May 02, 2005 12:42 pm) Great, glad to hear it!!   Where did you find that message? I could link to it, but I can't find a poster by that name.
#2481 of 3244 Re: 06' Crown Vic [mystique] by pantherapardus May 02, 2005 (1:56 pm)
Replying to: mystique (Apr 27, 2005 1:32 pm) Look at the 2005 to see the 2006. At the NYC Int. Auto show in March, I asked the Mercury people what the deal was on the 2006 "freshening" of the GM(CV). They snapped back - "None". I explained I had read several things about there being a minor face lift in 2006 and a more substantial change in 2008 and that the St. Thomas plant manager indicated to a local paper that these coincided with $100m & $250m investments in the plant. They again replied there is going to be one re-freshening in 2007. I then told them that I understand the 500/Montego would be re-skinned that year, are they confusing the two - also the GM/CV are "due" for a 3 year grill change at least. There reply, "No, we mean the CV/GM are to be re-styled in 2007". This confused me a bit, but I will take them at their word. After thinking it over, it made a little more sense to me that a freshening might happen in the model year following an investment. So I have accepted this as the way things are going to be for now.   Pantera Pandus Replies to this message: euphonium (May 02, 2005 3:01 pm) mystique (May 02, 2005 6:30 pm)
#2482 of 3244 Re: 06' Crown Vic [pantherapardus] by euphonium May 02, 2005 (3:01 pm)
Replying to: pantherapardus (May 02, 2005 1:56 pm) I can't think of a better way to kill sales of 05 units than telling you there will be a major change in the 06 models.   Should the Mercury people be right and the 06's are warmed over 05's, I will be looking into motorcars produced in Coventry in 04 with low mileage - and they are out there, some still new on the dealer's lots.   Brand new 04 Town Cars still for sale in Portland advertised at 15k off MSRP, but who wants a '98 in '06?
#2483 of 3244 Re: 06' Crown Vic [pantherapardus] by mystique May 02, 2005 (6:30 pm)
Replying to: pantherapardus (May 02, 2005 1:56 pm) Ok thanks, I suppose the look would not have changed that much anyways. The 03' looks just like the 98' to 02' save for the LX wheels. Have you heard about the 3 valve V8 being used at all?
#2484 of 3244 2006 Changes by jsylvester May 03, 2005 (9:20 am)
Would be for the 2007 models that go on sale in the fall of 2006. At least, that is my take.   I'm still using as my back-up car my 94 Grand Marquis (actually, my parents are driving it right now, as their 2002 CRV just got hammered by a Yukon XL in an accident, and it is out of action for about 4 weeks), but I'd like to replace it and the 2000 Intrepid at the same time with a new Grand Marquis. I'm waiting on an updated powertrain, so I'm right there with you hoping for the upgraded 4.6 and a 5-speed auto ASAP.   The new Charger pursuit vehicle is the only thing that will make Ford get off it's butt and upgrade the best platform they have from a longevity and durability standpoint.
#2485 of 3244 Re: Ford Crown Victoria SVT [lexusrocks] by tbear503 May 04, 2005 (6:54 am)
Replying to: lexusrocks (Mar 25, 2005 3:45 am) Autoweek ( www.autoweek.com ) shows the '06 Explorer.. says it will definitely have the 3-valve Mustang motor...Let's hope this carries over to the CV/GM
#2486 of 3244 Crown Vic/Grand Marquis rear end problems? by turbo301 May 04, 2005 (8:11 am)
I have a 1985 Grand Marquis whose rear end virtually liquidated itself one day about 12 years ago. We (my family, who bought the car new) were about thirty seconds from getting onto the freeway when it appears some sort of retaining pin or something slipped out and got caught in the gears, leading to a total failure; it blew a hole right in the pumpkin, and the mechanic who replaced the rear (no hope of a rebuild!) was shocked at just how damaged the thing was. He said that, had we gotten onto the highway before the failure, the rear axles could have slipped right out and caused, well, a serious accident.   At the time, the car had about 60,000 km. Of course, the car was out of warranty when this happened, so Ford did jack all as far as help is concerned. I was wondering if anyone is aware of a problem with these cars' rear ends, or was this just a very unfortunate fluke? The replacement rear (3.08 gears instead of the original 3.55s, unfortunately) has held up fine; the car now has 103,000 km.   BTW in case anyone is interested, my car is a base model, but with 15" wheels and the handling package. It had to be custom ordered because we never found ANY Grand Marquis at the dealerships that had the handling package; lots of digital clocks and lame formal roofs, but no handling packages!   Thanks for any help!   P.S. Now that I'm starting my first job, I'm looking at getting myself a 2004 Crown Vic. I'm amazed at how totally different they are from the '85! I know that some accuse the 4.6L of being a bit underpowered, but compared to the carburetted 5.0L, it's a screamer!">

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