stuck in park

[dave posey]

In an attempt to drive the coach this morning I couldn't move. Recent past
occasions it was sticky but never left me stranded. Today its stuck in park
and I'm going to have to find other arrangements for a ride. It almost
seems to be in the steering wheel lock area but I'm not sure, Any
suggestion I can read about later this PM? Thanks, Dave, 76PB, CA

 

[gene]

If it is the shift cable, one of things that can cause this to melt is that
there is no good ground connection from the starter battery to the engine.
The Shift cable becomes the ground connection for starting and will melt
over time.

gene

>Dave, this happened to me. It is most likely the cable going to the tranny.
>To check where the problem is, first disconnect the end of the cable at the
>tranny. If you can still not move the shift lever, then you know it's not
the
>tranny. Reattach and move on to the belcrank at the column and disconnect
>there....if the lever will move, and I bet it will...you know it's the
cable.
>I ordered one from Cinnabar but carry it as a "spare" since I was able to
>free up the cable with WD40. This was 8 months ago. I think I read somewhere
>that heat will get to these cables and seize them up. It does feel like it
is
>a prblem at the steering wheel but I bet it isn't. BTW, the whole diagnostic
>procedure I described should only take a few minutes. I reached the tranny
>bellcrank from above the engine hatch. The steering column bellcrank is
>accessible from under the drivers side "hood". Larry in MO, PB 75
>
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