Patent ID: 7069807

Claim:
A vehicle transmission detent assembly comprising: a housing having a bore; a movable shift member supported by said housing including a recess at least partially aligned with said bore; a detent at least partially disposed within said bore and engaging said recess; a biasing member urging said detent into engagement with said recess, said biasing member movable between a plurality of compressive states with each of said plurality of compressive states generating a different force on said detent corresponding to different shift feels; an adjustment member supported by a portion of said housing, said adjustment member coacting with said biasing member in a desired position compressing said biasing member to one of said plurality of compressive states corresponding to a desired detent force corresponding to a desired shift feel; and a securing member coacting with said adjustment member to retain said adjustment member in said desired position providing said desired detent force with said desired shift feel.