stering column shifter
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thank you
No disassembly required. Here's a couple of pictures showing the plate and it's two torx bolts. I took these pictures laying on the driver's floor mat and looking up under the dash. Just to give you and idea of the angle of the camera, it was pointing from the floor heat ducts towards the drivers shoulder strap mount.
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Mine just completely broke...how do you fix that? I had the torx break on it last year and just tightened the other to hold me over...guess I forgot to fix it! 
Both bolts are sheered off I think, do I need to drill it out and just put a bolt through?
Both bolts are sheered off I think, do I need to drill it out and just put a bolt through?
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You take a finish nail, apply a teeny tiny dab of crazy glue to the head of it, then press and hold it to the broken bolt. After letting it set for 10 minutes or so, you should be able to spin the broken part of the bolt out.
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Thanks alot from me as well. I can't tell you how often this web site has saved my butt. Mine was doing the same thing as mackben. I didn't think the bolts were ever going to tighten up. I kept turning and turning. The things must have been about to fall completely out. Once again, thanks for the help.
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yet again - you guys ROCK!
Just fixed my every other day call "honey, the expy won't start" "put it in neutral and try" "ok, thanks" problem...
turns out it really was a few loose screws...
Just fixed my every other day call "honey, the expy won't start" "put it in neutral and try" "ok, thanks" problem...
turns out it really was a few loose screws...
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Did you actually get under there and attempt to tighten them or are you basing your conclusion on how the shifter feels from sitting in the driver's seat?
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I'm about to make a 4 hour trip to pick up a car and tow it back home. So I figured I would fix my loose shifter lever the day before the trip(today). But last night I had to move the truck, well it wouldn't start and I had forgotten about it sometimes not starting because it won't be fully in park. So I went and grabbed jumper cables cause I don't drive the truck much and I figured the battery died. Then I opened the door and reached for the hood latch, but pulled the E-brake instead.
The truck was parked in my driveway which is basically sloped up from the road 45*. Well I'm happy that the other side of the road is immediately another upward hill or I would have had a runaway truck. I tried to reach in with my foot and hit the brake, but I was unsuccessful. The truck was moving fast and luckily I didn't get anything but a bruise on my shin and forearm.
Needless to say, that dam shifter is getting fixed tonight.
The truck was parked in my driveway which is basically sloped up from the road 45*. Well I'm happy that the other side of the road is immediately another upward hill or I would have had a runaway truck. I tried to reach in with my foot and hit the brake, but I was unsuccessful. The truck was moving fast and luckily I didn't get anything but a bruise on my shin and forearm.
Needless to say, that dam shifter is getting fixed tonight.
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Perfect! Worked exactly as suggested. Took a whole 3 minutes (2 of which were spent simply finding the bolts).. Goes into park without having to re-try a dozen times before engaging..
One more item off the "Find time to fix that" list..
Thanks!
One more item off the "Find time to fix that" list..
Thanks!