gear shifter selecter,how to adjust and take the play out?

[indian347]

Does any one know where i can get the shift cable cheap ? I need the peace on the tranny end and Ford wants 100.5 For the whole cable >

[capxyz123]

I had the same problem with the torx screws backing out of the bracket about 3 years ago. I bought the truck used and it's always been tough to shift. Last week the casting between the shift lever and the bracket disintegrated. I got a used column assy at the junk yard and installed it but realized that it was still hard to move the lever. Turns out the TRANSMISSION POSITION SENSOR is a known problem. Mine was almost seized and was the culprit all along. $81.00US later the new sensor is installed and it shifts like butter. Almost no resistance. Should have taken the time to figure this out years ago. Good luck.

[ametcalf]

Originally Posted by dreamachinef250

Hey Moooboy;

Before you go to a lot of trouble, look at the picture in my photo gallery,

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My Shift lever was real floppy and at times would not start in park, I looked up under the dash and found two screws holding the shift bracket on the bottom end of the shift rod were loose, ( A cable that runs down to the tranny. to shift it was fastened to one end of the shift bracket) tightened them up and now it selects gears like a new truck, if you need any more info. get back to me.

Thanks, Bill Miller.

Was putting fuel in the other day and noticed the pickup was slowly rolling forward while in park and the engine off. Jumped in and set the parking brake. Today I got around to crawling under the truck and decided I needed to lengthen the shift cable a couple of notches. I couldn't figure out how to release the plastic piece on the end so decided to come in and look on the website before I broke it and stumbled on this post. Went out and checked and sure enough the torx bolts were loose. I tightened them and fixed the problem.
Thanks a lot!! A. Metcalf