Borken Jeep

[Trailabite]

I woke up early this morning so I thought I would come into work early! Went out got in the jeep, started it up and put it drive and it didn't move an inch. Tried to put it back in park and it won't back so now my key is stuck in the ignition as well. I didn't have time to mess with it this morning but I'm guessing that the linkage fell off on the bottom of the shifter. Because when I tried to shift into the other gear their was absolutely no resistance on the shifter and nothing was moving. So hopefully, when I get home this afternoon I can just pop up the console and look down inside there and fix it.

[nashirak]

Isn't it funny how the smallest things can cripple us like that? And it always seems to occur at the best/worst times?

[Krawler00]

Borken huh? Sounds like linkage.

[DOUG]

I hope you get your BORKEN Jeep fixed tonight!  lol....  I hate it when my jeep is borken. 

How did it tow to MiYami?

[Trailabite]

I hope you get your BORKEN Jeep fixed tonight!  lol....  I hate it when my jeep is borken. 

How did it tow to MiYami?

That trailer did great! Ran at 70 mph on cruise control ;D

[DOUG]

I hope you get your BORKEN Jeep fixed tonight!  lol....  I hate it when my jeep is borken. 

How did it tow to MiYami?

That trailer did great! Ran at 70 mph on cruise control ;D

 {toast}

[Will]

I woke up early this morning so I thought I would come into work early! Went out got in the jeep, started it up and put it drive and it didn't move an inch. Tried to put it back in park and it won't back so now my key is stuck in the ignition as well. I didn't have time to mess with it this morning but I'm guessing that the linkage fell off on the bottom of the shifter. Because when I tried to shift into the other gear their was absolutely no resistance on the shifter and nothing was moving. So hopefully, when I get home this afternoon I can just pop up the console and look down inside there and fix it.

Don't rip that console apart just yet, you will find that there's just a cable until you get to the transmission. The auto tranny linkage bolts to the driver's side of the transmission down there. I'm 99% sure from the shift handle to the tranny it's just a cable. On the side of the tranny the bracket has 2 bolts in it, but I doubt those backed out. There is a stainless post about an inch in diameter that comes out of the tranny and that is what the linkage actually turns to change the gears in inside. There is a ring around that post which is connected to the cable form the shifter. Most likely that ring has come loose and is not turning the post anymore. There should be a small bolt you can tighten to re-seat it. Make sure that the corresponding flat side on both the ring and post match up and you may wanna throw a dab of loc-tite on there.

Hope this helps. Let us know what you find.

[Trailabite]

I woke up early this morning so I thought I would come into work early! Went out got in the jeep, started it up and put it drive and it didn't move an inch. Tried to put it back in park and it won't back so now my key is stuck in the ignition as well. I didn't have time to mess with it this morning but I'm guessing that the linkage fell off on the bottom of the shifter. Because when I tried to shift into the other gear their was absolutely no resistance on the shifter and nothing was moving. So hopefully, when I get home this afternoon I can just pop up the console and look down inside there and fix it.

Don't rip that console apart just yet, you will find that there's just a cable until you get to the transmission. The auto tranny linkage bolts to the driver's side of the transmission down there. I'm 99% sure from the shift handle to the tranny it's just a cable. On the side of the tranny the bracket has 2 bolts in it, but I doubt those backed out. There is a stainless post about an inch in diameter that comes out of the tranny and that is what the linkage actually turns to change the gears in inside. There is a ring around that post which is connected to the cable form the shifter. Most likely that ring has come loose and is not turning the post anymore. There should be a small bolt you can tighten to re-seat it. Make sure that the corresponding flat side on both the ring and post match up and you may wanna throw a dab of loc-tite on there.

Hope this helps. Let us know what you find.

Will - Unfortunately, you are probably right on the money and I was hoping to avoid crawling underneath the jeep - it's cold here and I'm just not that interested in dropping my belly pan to get to it......................

[Krawler00]

 {boohoo}

[Trailabite]

{boohoo}

Dang it Ben, and to think I've always been nice to you! Well  {nln} no no, wait a minute, here you go  {nln} {nln}

[mdo817]

Cold?  {nln2}

[Trailabite]

Cold?  {nln2}

Ok ok, it's not freezing or snowing but it cold down here in Miami believe it or not! The state has already called for an Emergency Freeze Fund for the farmers here. I know yada yada yada....... {boohoo} {boohoo}