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Old 09-08-2008, 03:48 PM
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Having done the same repair with the same brand switch, I ditto the alignment issue.

To start the car in Park, I tilt the shifter to the right and slightly back (towards Reverse). Often, it starts fine without doing that, especially when the engine/trans is hot.

It does not start dead-center in neutral. While holding the key at Start, I must move the shifter from Neutral towards Reverse, until it catches.

This is plainly an alignment issue, but because it is no hardship, I am in no hurry to correct it.
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