Chrysler: shift linkage on PLY Acclaim

On Thu, 16 Oct 2003, Hank wrote:
 

First thing we need to know is whether yours has the shifter on the floor
or on the steering column.

Second thing: Which "service manual" are you using? Some aftermarket piece
of garbage from Chilton, Haynes, etc, or the genuine Chrysler manual?

Third thing: It's usually the shifter cable that causes this.

DS

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|> > My 1991 Plymouth Acclaim 3.0 (love it) is having difficulty at times
|> > when I try to put it in park, etc. One time when I was working on it
|> > and wanted to move the shifter through the gears I got stuck in P. I
|> > almost died of fright but soon composed myself and moved the shift
|> > linkage on the transaxle. (That seemed to do the trick, temporally.) My
|> > guess the linkage is in need of repair and my "books" (service manual
|> > included) show hardly anything on this. Has anyone any experience with
|> > this? Also, I am open to any suggestion as how to proceed.

If it's like the MT version of this car:
Look at the place where the lower end of the cable is attached to the
transmission. There is a rubber/plastic grommet in the end, pressed into an
"eye" about the size of a nickel. The shaft is only about 1/4", with the
grommet thick enough to cushion the shift action. Replace that grommet, or make
a better one if you are handy.
Rex in Fort Worth