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- Joined
- May 26, 2009
- Messages
- 38
- Reaction score
- 13
- Points
- 8
- Location
- Diamond Lake, WA
- Vehicle Year
- 2002
- Make / Model
- Ford Ranger
- Engine Type
- 4.0 V6
- Engine Size
- EFI-SOHC, 205 HP
- Transmission
- Automatic
- 2WD / 4WD
- 4WD
- Tire Size
- 265/65R17
- My credo
- I may not know what the future holds, but I know who holds the future.
Recently, I've been unable to move the shift lever into Park. It goes into all the others R, N, D, 2, 1 but my attempts to move it into Park it just won't go. Or, will barely, sometimes, if I really work at it but mostly not. It has always been that the needle is not aligned exactly with the letters on the indicator (lying slightly to the right of each) and Park always seemed less than -- well, decisive.
I took a look at the linkage underneath and there is nothing that is obviously an issue (photo) so, whatever it is, seems to be internal. With it "in" Park, I can manually move the shift lever about 5-10° and that moves the need from near R to near P.
The truck has 75k miles on it, been a great vehicle with very few issues. I drive it less than 5k a year and use it for plowing in the winter. Maybe the plowing (with all the forward and reverse) aggravated an existing condition.
I took a look at the linkage underneath and there is nothing that is obviously an issue (photo) so, whatever it is, seems to be internal. With it "in" Park, I can manually move the shift lever about 5-10° and that moves the need from near R to near P.
The truck has 75k miles on it, been a great vehicle with very few issues. I drive it less than 5k a year and use it for plowing in the winter. Maybe the plowing (with all the forward and reverse) aggravated an existing condition.
