Ahhhh, Big AOD Problem! Please Help!

[Scorcher2005]

Well, i was driving home from the gym in the rain. i got to my driveway and backed in. i stopped the car infront of the garage to get out and open it up to pull in. I opened the garage and hopped back in my car to pull it in. Well, i went to go put it from park to reverse and it didnt click in. I tried to put it in other gears and it rowed through them all very easily. So i decided to just put it in the reverse position even though it doesnt really lock. I tried to give it some gas and go, but it was just like neutral. so i decided to see if my drive gears work, same thing - just neutral. The only thing that still works are the gear lockouts such as park>reverse and OD>D and D>1 and OD>N. What could the problem be? Just a snapped or extremely loose cable? Tranny failure and time for that 5 speed swap ? Any help, suggestions, comments?

 

[Scorcher2005]

as i think bout it more, im thinking its the cable between the shifter and tranny. i tried putting the shifter in the neutral position to try and push my car in the garage but it only rocked back and forth, meaning the parking pins are still in and its not coming out of park.

 

[TRWXXA]

Sounds like a shifter linkage problem. Get under the car (use jack stands!!!) and look for a loose cable or rod on the driver's side of the tranny. If all looks well underneath, you may have a broken shifter. See if you can have someone move the shfter handle while you look underneath to see if the linkage is moving.

If it is, the tranny may have some internal problems.

 

[Scorcher2005]

well, i have found the problem. the ball and socket joint is rusty and worn out between the cable and shifter lever. I can pop it back on, but it eventually pops off after rowing through the gears a couple times , so its only temporary. to replace the socket on the cable, do i have to replace the whole cable or is it a separate piece? What bout the ball on the shifter? do i have to get a whole new shifter of just the linkage lever?

 

[Scorcher2005]

anyone know?

 

[TheBocSez]

If you are talking about that little square clip at the shifter end of the cable that allows it to snap on to the shifter, Good Luck, took me about 2 weeks to find someone with one. Called the dealership and its not sold seperatly. I would go to a junk yard and just pull one, if that is not an option, then check the classified sections for someone parting out a stang and see if they will sell it to you.

 

[Scorcher2005]

yes, im talking about that little square clip that the ball clips into. that just pulls out from the cable or what?

 

[Scorcher2005]

anyone? and how would i go about replacing the ball on the linkage coming from the shifter handle?

 

[hllon4whls]

Try www.50resto.com They have a lot of obscure parts. Hell, just give them a call. Nice guys last time I called.