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Why is my shifter loose and will not go into gear on a 1990 Lincoln town car?
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∙ 13y ago
I had a similar problem with my 95 town car about 6 months after I had a shop rebuild the transmission. In my case...there is a thin cable that goes between the transmission and the shift lever...it attaches to the base of the shift lever with a setscrew on the steering column. The setscrew had not been tightened with "locktight" when the shop put the transmission back in, so eventually it loosened up.
The problem first appeared that the shift lever was kind of loose, and over a period of a few weeks eventually loosened so I was still in neutral even if I moved the shift lever all the way down to the lowest gear.
Resolution was to tighten the screw. Not easy to get to, I did manage to get car into gear, went to the shop, and one of their techs laid on his back half out of the car, half on the driver seat floor, and managed to reach up, apply locktite, and tighten the screw (of course after adjusting so the shift lever was aligned properly.)
So you can probably fix this yourself if you're somewhat limber and good at working by feel with your hands and a screwdriver.
Good luck!
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