98 auto 3.0l overdrive fuse issue (fuse 27)

[keviinxk]

my fuse on side of my dash has popped a few times recently. (fuse 27) tranny seems to be working fine but cant select to shut o/d off until i replace the fuse. if i change the fuse while its running it seems to work fine. i did that then parked it for the night and it was blown again the next day.
yesterday i was playing around with it and i took the steering column apart to look for a fray in the wire going to the button but didnt see anything.
i put a fuse back in and started it up and shut it off a few times and it seems to work. when the fuse is blown the tranny works fine i just cant shift out of o/d until i replace the fuse. could their be a simple solution.
any advise would be greatly appreciated.

and by the way, the thread about the blend door fix was great. i had that problem and wasnt about to get into paying someone to pull it apart. i was just gonna deal with hot and cold but that was a great fix. thank you guys for this site.

 

[Bent Bolt]

The wire from the shifter can and does break internally and short out, blowing the fuse. Take the covers off the steering column and give the shifter wire a good tug near the base. If it's broken, it'll come apart.

 

[keviinxk]

you know what i think that was it because i took the column apart a few days ago and moved the wire around a bit and since then i put a fuse in it and havent had a problem since. thanks for the info