Hi all, I drove home, went to put it in park and it felt like it didn't want to go. I kept jiggling the shifter until I thought I finally had it in Park. On hindsight I probably didn't but I was able to remove the key. Next morning, I went out and put it in what the indicator said was Reverse, but, it was in drive and I obviously couldn't get it into Reverse or Park.

Checked the usual suspects, the bolts under the dash next to the spindle, the neutral safety switch and all appeared good. So I tore into the dash to check the steering components. That's when I found the rear clamp holding the shift tube down completely broken in two(see pic). Replaced it and the bushing, reassembled enough to check the shifting and it still doesn't go in to Reverse or Park.

Did I do something wrong, is something else bad or do I have to realign something?

Thanks In Advance,

Bob

Rear Shift Tube Clamp

 

Welcome to the site..

Bolts next to the spindle? are you talking about the two torx screwed at the base of the tube? Where the arm/ cable attach?

 

If I can,
I have replaced a few shifting tubes because the nylon bushing corroded and froze on to the shift tube and the tube broke due to excessive force used to get it to move.
Don't know if that is the case here, but wound up replacing the tube and bushings.
What I did do in addition was to grind a shallow spiral in the replacement tube where it contacted the bushings and filled that area with grease to prevent future corrosion and seizing.
Seemed to correct the problem.