Stuck in Neutral

[Sweet Pete]

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]

Most likely your shift cable linkage broke.

 

[Sweet Pete]

 

[Sweet Pete]

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

Thanks for the quick assistance!

 

[wjburken]

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]

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

 

[Doubeleive]

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]

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]

Another testimonial to the value provided by the members of this Forum!

 

[BG1988]

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..