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The part is "AT shift linkage bushing." Fastlane part #J4070-44817. $1.13 each. There are two of them. One at the lower end of the gear selector, one on the transmission shifter on the left side of the transmission. From underneath the car, find the lower end of the gear selector. One bushing there. Follow the linkage rod forward. One bushing at forward end. The bushing has to be pressed in. You can make a suitable tool using a socket, bolt, nut and washers. The old bushings get hard and disintegrate. (The front bushing usually fails first, likely due to the heat from the transmission.) The added play causes the transmission not to engage in "park" when the selector is so positioned. (Selector is in "park", transmission is still in "reverse." Owner returns to car and finds it is not where he/she parked it!!!) On a steep hill, it probably would be obvious; on a more gentle grade, one might not notice.
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