No, it was a 4 speed. The 3 speed could be ordered in the truck. But saying that, things in those days were not always set in stone. It may have been possible to order that as an option, but I have never seen one.
It Is Mounted On The Left Side Of Your Transmission Where Your Shifter Cable Is Hooked Up......
Gear shifter or manual transmission.
hold in the clutch
Manual transmission is a stick shift. You have to manually change the gears using the shifter and the clutch.
Maybe you have a miss in your engine?
For an automatic transmission, check the side of the transmission by or at where the shifter linkage goes into the trans. For a manual transmission, check under the shifter boot.
The standard H transmission Standard H shifter
A CVT is a Continuously Variable Transmission so if You see the Question It self its a bit redundant. But yes a shift Linkage or shifter is always connected to the transmission whether it is a manual Trans or an Automatic
You need the user manual which has steps on how you can replace a shifter knob on a 2002 Dodge RAM 1500 with standard transmission.
the shifter came right out of the transmission how do i put it back in
It is very difficult to install any sort of shifter in manual transmission vehicles and should be done by a pro.
If it is just the shifter, try to remove the bolts at the top of shifter (UNDER RUBBER BOOT) to realign shift forks and free transmission.