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09-23-2004, 08:40 AM
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Collector of Projects
Join Date: Apr 2003
Location: Las Vegas
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Cant move the shift lever on the column ...
The shifter is stuck between N and D... You know how you have to pull the lever towards you in order to change gears .. will mine is jammed and I cant pull it forward... this leaves me stuck with only N and D ... I went into the engine bay and used a screw driver to move the detent away from the lever .. .. that allowed me to change the gears but after running it back and forth once or twice, it gets stuck again (ie: the gap I created by wedging the screw driver in there closed up) ... any suggestions? ... There are a few bolts on the column but I dont know what holds what in place... or is there something going on inside the column near the shift lever ... by the way, its a 402 w/ what I guess to be a TH400.. non-tilt column ....
help ... 
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09-23-2004, 11:24 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: central pa
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Mine got really stiff almost impossible to move. I used WD40 on the pivot pin on the column and that eased it up now it is really loose. might try that. If you still have problems pull the trans rod off and see if it is still giving you problems, eliminating the trans binding.
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09-23-2004, 11:28 AM
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Join Date: Jul 2001
Location: Muskegon,MI,USA
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A lot of times the binding is in the shift housing where the shift tube slides in the groove. Try spraying penetrant into the shift housing through the shifter hole.
Jim |
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09-23-2004, 02:05 PM
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Collector of Projects
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i already took the shift rod off, no difference.. so thats not causing it to bind.. I hit it with some wd-40, but only once.. I'll try that again ...and more of it ...it feels more like its hitting something internally .... I damn near ripped thge steering column out trying to pull back on it ... any more input??
This is on the truck I bought and am tring to get working .. right now its down the road and I only get to work on it after I get home from work as long as its still light out ...so I dont get to lookat it every day till its home... |
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