this would take a lot of time. first off you would have to remove the old transfer case and cut a hole in the floor for the new shifter. this would be the easy part. the hard part that would be switching all of the electrical over. if i were you, i would stick with the pushbutton 4wd for simplicity sake. gettin into all of the electrical stuff can be a pain if you dont do it right.
Perhaps your brake interlock isn't working. That's the deveice that releases the shifter when you depress the brake. Most cars have a manual override. You probably will remove a cover and press a button with a pen or screwdriver. It should be near the shifter. Check your owner's manual for details.
There's usually a button on/by the shifter or in the glove compartment. If not, check your owner's manual.
To change from an automatic to manual transmission in a Ford Bronco, you will have to fine a transmission that bolts up to the engine. The transmission mounts have to be changed. The shifter has to be changed along with adding an entire clutch system including a pedal. This will require brackets, drilling in the firewall and possibly welding under the dash.
overdrive off, on a 2003 it is in the end of the gear select lever If it's the hidden button I think you are referring to, should you experience electric release failure (where you cannot get the shifter out of park) pushing this button is a manual over ride allowing you to get the shifter out of park
depends on the year, manual or auto hubs, and lever transfer case or push button
Gear shifter or manual transmission.
Automatic or manual trans?
If it won't come out of parl there should be a manual button on console you push or slide this will release the shifter without having to put on the brake
W is for Winter , S is for summer . In areas where there is no snow , flooding and a big miss , keep it on S . all this is in the manual .
Year, make,model, engine size & symptoms are always a help. Without that guesses are the best you can get. It may be the shifter interlock. There may be a shifter release button in the shifter area or some information in your owners manual. Possibly the brake pedal shift release that lets the shifter only move if the pedal has been depressed. If that's not a solution you're going to have to get into the release and see what the problem is.
You don't.
automatic or manual?