Stuck in Neutral

Sweet Pete · Jun 16, 2022

My apologies upfront for a lack of searching old posts on my end.

As I put the truck in reverse to back into the driveway to something happened, the shifter went limp, but the truck still reversed, but now seems to be in Neutral. The gear display says Reverse. I turned off the engine but it won’t try to turn over.

Any suggestions on the issue/ troubleshooting?

wjburken · Jun 16, 2022

Most likely your shift cable linkage broke.

Sweet Pete · Jun 16, 2022

Sweet Pete · Jun 16, 2022

So it’s not supposed to be hanging free like that?

Thanks for the quick assistance!

wjburken · Jun 16, 2022

Sweet Pete said:
So it’s not supposed to be hanging free like that?

Thanks for the quick assistance!

Negative ghost rider! It’s a common issue.

Glad I could be of assistance.

YukonRog · Jun 16, 2022

There's supposed to be a clip that holds it on.

Doubeleive · Jun 16, 2022

you can order a piece to fix that
part # T74498-1A from fitzall
it's a nylon/plastic replacement part and seems to be the best one out there based on my experience
I tried a couple others and they did not work well at all.

Meccanoble · Jun 17, 2022

For now, you can slip it back in if you have the gear in the right spot before it broke. But it will most likely pop back out when you change gears again. Truck tall enough you can slide down and just put it back until you get your part but not a temporary setup you want others to worry about

Joseph Garcia · Jun 17, 2022

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BG1988 · Jun 19, 2022

Meccanoble said:
For now, you can slip it back in if you have the gear in the right spot before it broke. But it will most likely pop back out when you change gears again. Truck tall enough you can slide down and just put it back until you get your part but not a temporary setup you want others to worry about

i used bread twist ties,, a washer and a bushing.. quick fix been going good for a year + all ready..

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