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So a few days ago I felt the gear selector getting loose. Finally this morning I couldn’t get it to engage fronm drive back to park. I was on a hill so I reached under the hood and pulled the gear selector where it connects above the rag joint up to park. No harm no foul... except.... I pulled off the steering wheel and had a look. In the pictures below you can see the massive crack, which is preventing it from connecting with the gear notches. Can this part be had, or is replacing the entire column my only option. I really need to have the truck running by the weekend....
So a few days ago I felt the gear selector getting loose. Finally this morning I couldn’t get it to engage from drive back to park. I was on a hill so I reached under the hood and pulled the gear selector where it connects above the rag joint up to park. No harm no foul... except.... I pulled off the steering wheel and had a look. The collar is cracked/broken, a common occurrence.
The shift collar contains an internal bridge that connects to the shift tube. Over time the bridge begins to crack, eventually breaks off.
Now you aren't going anywhere, as the shift lever is no longer connected to the shift tube.
1969/72 Econoline uses a different shift mechanism, Bronco not available with A/T until 1973. 1960/64 Falcon/Comet & 1962/64 Fairlane use a different collar.
1969/72 Econoline uses a different shift mechanism, Bronco not available with A/T until 1973. 1960/64 Falcon/Comet & 1962/64 Fairlane use a different collar.
i don’t want a used one necessarily, but in the interest of time, a used one would do.
Looks like amazon has the dorman one for $30. Probably buy it for now
I wanted to report back on this. I received the dorman part today and from the initial looks it is identical to what I took off. Now, appearances can be deceiving as they were in this case. The collar would only fit down about 80% of the way, so I had to dremel out the hole to widen it to fit over the shaft. Good news is that while it was an extra hour of labor. For $30 can’t beat it.
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