I spilled some soda down in my shifter assembly. I took it apart and cleaned it all out, but when I went to reassemble, the interlock return spring (#2 in the pic) was missing. Anyone know where I can get one or am i gonna have to buy a new shifter handle. I've searched the inside of my truck and cannot find it. I was working with the doors shut and the air conditioner on cause its so dang hot here, so I know its gotta be inside the truck somewhere.

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Thanks to Dave at Dave's F-150 mods page for use of the pic. Hope you dont mind.

 

Fixed it. I was able to go to a local hardware store and find a spring that works.

 

I lost my spring too, where did you yours and what size was it?

 

I doubt the OP will answer an 8 year old thread, but I've been wrong before .

 

I didn’t loose my spring, but when my shifter button wouldn’t engage properl6 I took it apart to replace, when reseating the handle, with button out, it wasn’t out enough, and got hung up and bent to hell. Rather than drive around and shift by pulling up on the white flange cable thing, I replaced my spring with 2 ball po8nt pen springs interlaced together. One wasn’t strong enough, two intelaced gave enough resistance for the button to work. I will hit Home Depot and Napa tomorrow to ring a better more rigid spring replacemnent. I have looked everywhere for the spring spec, I can’t find it. Key to reassembly is to make sure that little button is out all the way, when sliding the **** down. The metal rod when depressed goes into the slot on the white part, raising it up….the spring is used from side, to return button out , releasing white guide to drop down and the selector to lock in place. Hope this makes sense, just finished my AIRBORNE engineering of this damn thing. Works as it should. Good luck.

brent