RAM 2500 Van V8-5.2L Prop VIN 2 (2000)
Shift Indicator: Description and Operation
GEARSHIFT INDICATOR
DESCRIPTION
An automatic transmission gear selector indicator is standard factory-installed equipment in this model. The mechanical gear selector indicator gives an
indication of the transmission gear that has been selected with the automatic transmission gear selector lever.
The indicator housing is mounted to the rear of the instrument cluster housing. The gear selector indicator pointer is easily visible through an opening
provided in the front of the instrument cluster mask, and is also lighted by the cluster illumination lamps for visibility at night. This group covers only the
removal and installation of the gear selector indicator from the instrument cluster.
OPERATION
The gear selector indicator has a spring-loaded pointer that is mechanically actuated by a cable connected to the gear selector indicator driver lever of the
gear selector lever mechanism on the steering column. When the gear selector lever is moved the indicator driver lever moves, which actuates the
spring-loaded pointer through the mechanical actuator cable. An adjuster mounted on the steering column housing provides a mechanical means of
calibrating the gear selector indicator mechanism.
