Transmission shifter problems
 

I have a 1984 300sd. The transmission shifter will not let me shift to reverse or park. This is what I have done so far. Took the linkage loose and veryfied that the linkage was not binding. I worked the transmission arm back and forth several times and the shifter worked several times, but is binding again. I do not want to apply too much pressure. Can I see and repair the problem with removing the pan? Thoughts and suggestions welcome. Thanks in advance. Jack Avant:confused:

Are the nylon shift bushings still in place at both ends of the rod?

That's a typical failure at this age. I recently did them on the SD. The one at the bottom of the shifter was no longer in existence.:eek:

From what I could see the bushings felt and looked good. When I took the shifter loose it still took a lot of working back aand forth to get it to move before I hooked the shifter back up.

So, your problem is in the shifter.........not the transmission.........and not the linkage.

The shifter, itself, has a set of nylon bushings that allow it to move.