need help asap with auto shift linkage!
07-21-2011, 02:55 PM
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need help asap with auto shift linkage!
hey! my shifter wont lock into any gear. it's stuck in drive. the shifter just kind of flops through the gears, without locking in any, or changing gear out of drive. where are the connections to tell if something came undone?? please help, need this car going today!
07-21-2011, 03:09 PM
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Re: need help asap with auto shift linkage!
Replace the shifter cable.
07-21-2011, 04:37 PM
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Re: need help asap with auto shift linkage!
found the problem... the bracket that holds the shift linkage (from tranny pan) has a disconnection between a rubber grommet and the plastic bit that goes into the metal bracket. does this grommet just slide into the plastic bit? i tried pushing it in and i just cant get it to stick.
any help?
any help?
07-21-2011, 04:53 PM
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Re: need help asap with auto shift linkage!
http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images...072100066.jpg/
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see what i'm talking about?? does that pop right in? i cant get it in.
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see what i'm talking about?? does that pop right in? i cant get it in.
07-21-2011, 05:37 PM
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Re: need help asap with auto shift linkage!
It's broken, you need a new one.
07-21-2011, 07:47 PM
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Re: need help asap with auto shift linkage!
replaced it, it's all taken care of. the new one is kinda 'tight' and takes some more pressure to shift, but i guess that's better than it being stuck in OD. thanks fellers!
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