shift linkage on PLY Acclaim

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

I have the Haynes , the 1991 Chrysler Motors Service Manual, Popular Mechanics Automotive Repair on CD-ROM.

The shifter is on the steering column. Is this difficult to get at... (I will be out there this morning to take a peek.)

Thanks Hank from PA...

And if it does turn out to be the shifter cable; you'd be well advised to check ALL body grounds. IIRC, there was a TSB back in the early 90s addressing this problem. Did have a few come in on the hook because the shifter cable had welded itself to the casing and/or been chewed thru because of electrical arcing between the cable core and the casing.

The Haynes and Popular Mechanics things are worthless. The factory book contains all the info you need.

DS

|> |> > 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