No fucking way man, spent hours trying to figure it out.... saw your video, spent 3 minutes just trying to find the right tool and fixed it in 30 seconds. Thank you bro.
I am a 65 year old woman on a fixed income. Thank God for RU-vid and people like you. I about shit a brick when I got out of my car and it started to roll away. I wasn't quite all the way out yet so I stepped on the brake and no matter what I did everytime I put it in park it rolled back jerking. My daughter and I watched your video and bless her heart she climbed under the dash. Sure enough the screws were loose. My 1998 Lincoln Navigator locks in park now . Thank You again
Lifesaver, simple fix for what I thought was going to be a shift cable replacement, initially thought the screws were tight but put a torx on them and they snugged about a turn each, now shifter feels like brand new! Thank You Jamie!
I had the same issue on Saturday with my 2001 F150, I could not put it in park and the bolt was laying on the floor. Thank you for the video. Got it done today.
My stress level went up when my truck started rolling back. I thought wrh. I went in the store and googled and found your video. I looked on the floor and saw that torx screw in all it's glory. My stress level went back to normal. Thanks a heap.
I just had to come back on here and tell you that sometimes guys take advantage of girls at the mechanics and you making this video just got me free of that for even if it's just one time thank you I hope God blesses you you are in my prayers thank you
I did as you explained, problem solved. I thought "hmm, parking pawl?" Just like yours, those screws loosened up. I even just skipped applying new loctite! My rustbucket probably won't see the day when those screws get loose again. Sidenote, scews are T30. Thanks man!
Glad I found this before I took my F-250 apart further. I had to replace the shifter bushings and also changed the link on the end of the cable by the Range Sensor, but I still had issues going into Park. I was going to order a new cable and Switch, but a quick search and I found this video and it solved the problem. Thanks man, you saved me a ton of work.
nice post...fixed my problem in less than a minute....took longer to get the tools out of the box and find a flashlight....feels like a new truck. oh forgot to mention, this works for Excursions as well. at least it did on my 2000. Thank you.
Jamie, thanks a ton for the quick descriptive video. No bullshit just straight to the point without wasting my time! Worked like a champ, you da man!!!
Just wanted to stop by and say tyvm for taking the time to share your experience I was ready to start taking things apart when decided to look up here ty bro you save me the hassle 🙏
No nonsense let's get it frickin fixed video! Buddy, you are a bright light among the late da repair videos of guys who just like to hear their own voices while spewing their infinite wisdom. Good work, good to go.
Thanks for the video. Tightening two Torx fasteners may only solve part of the problem. There are lots more Torx fasteners that come loose and other parts that wear out. Your solution will only fix one part of the problem and temporarily at best. For example, it's a common problem that the shift-tube bushings on the shift tube wear out and the shift tube brackets come loose (held in place by Torx fasteners). Can you say thread-lock? Drop the steering assembly column down ((eight nuts) and then it becomes pretty apparent that the shift tube is rising out of its bed. When the shift tube is flopping around in its carriage and it's supposed to be tightly held so that it rotates only, it will not apply enough torque to the shift cable and won't send the PRNDL selector switch fully into the Park position. The DIY parts will cost about 10 to $25 and it will take 1 hour to 1.5 hours. If your frustration tolerance is low, take it to a shop. Then, you can fix the parking brake MIL (indicator light) and replace the drum brake pads for the parking emergency brakes.
Do you know the name of the part that the 2 torx go into??????? The guy in video doesn't fully explain. I was having this problem and found 1 torx bolt and a piece of the part the bolt goes into broken laying on the floor board. Thanks
Excellent video ! It solved my issue. Past couple weeks my 2003 F-150 had to be "slammed" in to Park or it would roll. I tightened those two torx screws after putting a dab of LocTite on them and the shifter feels like brand new. The top screw was back out, but, the bottom screw was about ready to fall out. Now I'm going to order my RU-vid Cerified Mechanic decal.
One screw fell out and the other was about too.2002 f 250 7.3, unfortunately before I watched your video I got a little rough woth it and it broke the pin that between the two loose screws. I watched a couple other videos on this subject and yours was the only one that had sufficient light to see up inside the dash. Great job thanks.
@@antoniovibe1933 I bought a new one, the whole setup was 60 to 80 dollars I think. Took me about a half hour to remove the old and put the new one on. Thank god he had that video. There is another video out there shows you how to take the old piece out and put the new one in. I think if you braze or weld the pin back on it would just break again.
@@antoniovibe1933 shift tube, you can get it with and without the 2 plastic bushings and be careful, when I was putting mine back together I over tighten one of the two soft metal clamps and one broke. I was being real careful and over tighten it any way and broke it so I had to wait 3 more days for a new clamp.
Bro you rock thank you so much totally fixed my problem with my ranger everyone was like it's a 20 dollar piece and I watched your video my shit was fixed in 10 mins thank you again
Jamie, Great Video ! I love that you get right to business. No half-ass funny jokes, no wasting our time showing us how to remove a phillips screw. Another thing I hated about other videos is the really poor lighting and shakey phone camera--You gave me the perfect solution for my 98 F-150--even the T-30 Torx head advice was perfect !! Thanks for showing everyone how it should be done !!
Thank you so much 😊 your video fixed my shifter problem and I finally got the orange line too line up to the right gear! Again, thank you. I was able to dump the mechanic I had that told me it was too much work to worry about the orange line lining up. Hahaha Thanks
I have a 2001 f150 that wouldnt go into park.Watched your video and 1 bolt had dropped out and the other was loose.Thanks for the great tip.Just like brand new:>
Bro this is shit only Ford Techs know man! I am an all makes Tech and it took my ass all afternoon to find this info, and right here is where I finally found it. After talking to a "Ford Tech" that did not know shit pertaining.
When the telescopic tube for shifting your gear for a Ford brakes always look at the underneath of the truck because of the cable system might be compromised in some way
My column shifter in my F150 is having problems getting to park. I shall check to see if this is the problem first thing in the morning, hopefully mine isn't missing a screw. Thanks Brotha
I've got the same exact problem and I'm pretty sure that's the problem I haven't checked it yet I just watch the video but wow I hope that's my problem because it's got a lot of play in it and I don't doubt if the screws fell out as well.. appreciate the video
"Whatever the F*** they call this here lever" LOL. Same problem on my 2001 Mazda B3000, same mechanism as Ford Ranger, same damn loose bolts. Guess they didn't want to spend a fraction of a cent on some goddamn loctite.
i had that screw on the floor mat for around 1 year and it now started acting up and when i put it back in and tightened it, its not just stuck on park and only shifts down to reverse and gets stuck there
Soooo, does anyone have any idea what the part is called that the two T30 bolts screw in to??? I have searched everywhere and Ford dealerships and parts stores look at me like I'm crazy! Salvage yards have all year models except for 2001 in my area, and it appears that the way the linkage cable is attached to the gear shifter is specific to just the 2001? Older models and newer models either have that part above or below the shifter tube/steering column. Mine is offset to the side(driver's side of the steering column/shift tube. Mine looks like the one in this video. Anyone have any idea what the part that the t30 bolts screw in to. Not the bracket. The aluminum part with the thread holes. The thread hole closest to the shift tube broke/snapped on mine. So I'm driving around with only the fender side bolt holding my gears in place, and that's the bolt that backs out halfway. The other one fell out altogether and was just lying in the floorboard directly under the steering column, RT in front of the brake pedal.
