Just now my gear selector P R N D L wont go into park, it seems like it " moved to the right " since now park is actually on Reverse and so on,


seems to me the the little arrow has shift some how,

How do i fix this ?

 

If I remember correctly, I beleive there is a recall regarding this problem. Not sure of the details regarding dates and vehicles.

 

Follow the gearshift shaft under the panel and you will find a union that on mine the bolts got loose. Thighten them and the positions go back to normal.

 

Is this gearshift shaft under the steeering wheel "general area" ?

 

down toward the brake pedals

 

Thanks ill go see and post back any findings

 

I have the same problem, the gear shift also feel's a bit looser than usual when shifting in and out of Park position.
I wonder if there really is a recall on this problem? I have actually seen other Expy's and Excursion's have similar issues.

 

I just looked at the cable, but mine simply comes in throught the floor in a rubber sleeve, gets held inplace near the brake pedal with a plastic suport, and then straight to a metal braket with a zip tie holding it there (it goes through a small plastic ball wich is held to the metal suport) , and then to the actual shifter behind the dash!

The cable is solid (there are no unions) any place.

Do you mean the part of the shifter wich the cable ataches to?

theres got to be a fix for this, all gears work....it just that damn red arow ....

 

Have someone move the gear shift while you are under the dash and you will see the play in the shaft, if I remember right there were two bolts that came loose.

 

I am not sure what year your vehicle is, but usually there is a little string like cable that moves the indicator. The clip may have slipped, or the little cable broke. The ones I am familiar with, you have to pull out the instrument panel to access it. Again, I don't know if yours is set up this way. Cheers..

 

Yeah, my 99 was like this. It is an adjustment string, and the adjustment screw (if you can call it that) was broke, so we took up the slack, got it in the right spot and zip tied it! Works like a champ.

 

WhoKnows: I went back and looked at mine. Under the dash just above the steering universal joint there are two bolts at the end of the shift shaft, tighten these and it should solve your problem.

 

Ok ill check again, Now i did see a very small cable with a round ring wich seems to screw in and out, is this the little string like cable that moves the indicator mentioned earlier?

Its 1999 expedition EB 4x4 ill take picks and post back shortly,

 

There will be one for the indicator, and one for the actual shift position...if it is going in and out of gears ok, you don't want the latter...but yeah, sounds like you got the right one. My "round ring" was broken and was fixed via zip tie!

 

It was the small cable yosemitesamiam said !!
here are 2 Pictures incase anyone else has the same problem,


all this small cable does is move the gear indicator arrow,


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i glued it back togetherand will zip tie it too just incase.

Thanks everybody for the help!