03 montana wont shift into park


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Old 07-02-15, 03:35 PM
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03 montana wont shift into park

i have an 03 montana. just rebuilt engine and now tranny will not shift into park. seems to shift into drive and reverse ok however. any suggestions
 
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Old 07-02-15, 04:47 PM
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Welcome to the forums! You have a shift lock/unlock on the console, unless it is a column shift. It will allow you to move the shifter from park into neutral without turning the key on. It may have been disturbed. Can you locate that?
 
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Old 07-02-15, 05:16 PM
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the shifter lever will go into the park position however the tranny itself will not engage into park
 
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Old 07-03-15, 03:22 AM
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It is possible during the engine replacement, the cabling or linkage for the transmission was disturbed or not reconnected properly. I'd have that checked out by the rebuilder.
 
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I agree, it sounds like the shift cable needs to be readjusted.
 
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Old 07-03-15, 06:21 AM
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i disconnected the tranny linkage and tried to manually place it in park and still wont engage. added some fluid and still the same result. while the engine and transmission were out of the vehicle it was fine. wasnt until we jacked the whole chassis assembly back into the van that it was a problem
 
 

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