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Old May 26, 2025 | 11:28 AM
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Disconnected lock out cable from upper arm lever. The cable is kinked near the reverse linkage.
Still need to manually pull up the lever and place trans into neutral to remove key. Do I have a problem in the steering collum?
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Old May 26, 2025 | 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Smokeylonesome
Disconnected lock out cable from upper arm lever. The cable is kinked near the reverse linkage.
Still need to manually pull up the lever and place trans into neutral to remove key. Do I have a problem in the steering collum?
You need to tie the lever in the up position.
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Old May 26, 2025 | 01:01 PM
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This is the lever that you want in the Up position. you can disconnect the cable from the lever which bypasses the reverse lock out.

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Old May 26, 2025 | 05:17 PM
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I just replaced mine this weekend for the same issue of a kink at the transmission end. I think the replacement cable was about 50ish bucks. Not a bad install if you want to tackle.
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I'll try tying that lever up with something. Thank you for your help.
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Old May 27, 2025 | 12:02 PM
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If you are going to replace the cable (once it has kinked, there is no “unkinking”), clean and lube every pivot in the system. The reproduction cables are reportedly not as stout as the originals.
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