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Hair · 12-09-2008, 02:35 PM

My truck has a automatic 2-speed powerglide. The column shifter is VERY sloppy. You can't tell what gear it's in by looking at the indicator, you just have to feel around for it. It just sort of flops around with like 4" or 5" of slop before it will move into whatever gear. I want to tighten it up like new, but before I do, I wanted to know where to start looking first. I'm sure this is probably a common problem in these old trucks...so what is the most likely problem?...is it in the column, the linkage or what?

12-09-2008, 02:35 PM	#1
Hair Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Tullahoma, TN Posts: 406	Need help w/ sloppy shifter My truck has a automatic 2-speed powerglide. The column shifter is VERY sloppy. You can't tell what gear it's in by looking at the indicator, you just have to feel around for it. It just sort of flops around with like 4" or 5" of slop before it will move into whatever gear. I want to tighten it up like new, but before I do, I wanted to know where to start looking first. I'm sure this is probably a common problem in these old trucks...so what is the most likely problem?...is it in the column, the linkage or what?