Shift linkage problems?
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Car: 1990 Iroc-Z
Engine: 5.0 305
Transmission: 700-R4
Shift linkage problems?
As i was shifting my car into park, i realized that no longer does my 1990 iroc-z with an automatic transmission seem to have a park gear, its almost as if every gear on the shifter plate has been pushed up one, removing park from the equation, now, when i shift into park, im in reverse, then a gap, then neutral, overdrive, drive, 2nd then first... however when i disassembled my center console to take a look to see if maybe it was just some minor misalignment, i realized that there is a big metal piece blocking the shifter from going any further than it does.... so now I apparently have no park gear... Does anyone have clues on wtf is happening?
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Car: 1984 Z28 Hardtop
Engine: 383 Carb
Transmission: 4L60
Axle/Gears: 3.54 Dana 44
It could be loose and has moved. The manual shaft on the transmission itself is slotted to provide some adjustment where the cable bolts to it.
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Car: 85Z28 87GTA 91GTA 98SS
Engine: SBC, LS-x
Transmission: T-5, 700-R4, T-56
Check the cable first for anything apparent like being broke. If it looks ok then it might need adjustment.
Do you mean the letters on the console indicator are not lining up with the shifter or when the shifter is all the way foreward the trans is not in park? Car rolls ect. If it's the first one then the plate with the letters on it can move back and forth. If it doesn't say go into park then the shifter cable needs to be adjusted. You do that where the cable connects to the trans. shifter linkage. There is sort of a smiley face curve in it. Cable can be adjusted back and forth.
Do you mean the letters on the console indicator are not lining up with the shifter or when the shifter is all the way foreward the trans is not in park? Car rolls ect. If it's the first one then the plate with the letters on it can move back and forth. If it doesn't say go into park then the shifter cable needs to be adjusted. You do that where the cable connects to the trans. shifter linkage. There is sort of a smiley face curve in it. Cable can be adjusted back and forth.
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Car: 1990 Iroc-Z
Engine: 5.0 305
Transmission: 700-R4
lmao, i fixed it yesterday and thats exactly what it was, the bracket came unbolted from the side of the transmission
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