Cant move the shift lever on the column ...

[mcmlxix]

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...