Trans cable adjustment

[OSDart]

I guess I'm having a senior moment. I worked for maw Mopar in the 60's and 70's and adjusted a ton of cable shifted 727's. But never a reverse manual valve body cable shifted trans. We always made adjustments while holding the column shifter in 1st gear. But with a reverse manual set up do I need to have the shifter in the D range or in 1st when making adjustments? The column shift indicator I have is PRN12D.

 

[OSDart]

1965 Belvedere, TF 727 w/reverse manual valve body. Column shifter w/cables.
Service manual requires shifter be in 1st gear while adjustments are being made. This procedure is with a stock PRND21 indicator column or console shifter.
The column shifter indicator I have is PRN123. To adjust the cable, does the shifter need to be in the #1 position or the #3 position ?

 

[747mopar]

I don't read directions and do mine this way. I leave the cable end off the trans shifter arm and put the shifter and trans in Park and check the alignment, then I put both (shifter and trans) in 1st and check it again if both check out attach the cable and call it done.

 

[dvw]

62 to 64 the service manual suggests holding in reverse. 65 suggests 1st gear. Either way you at the end of the shifter cable travel. In your case "D" would be correct.
Doug

 

[OSDart]

After thinking about it for a couple days, I believe DVW is right.
Thanks