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Old 01-09-2014, 12:35 AM   #1
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98c-20 -hard to put in gear ?

sometimes after starting truck -98 c-20-2500-350-auto - it is hard to put in gear ? have to pump brakes or shimmy column around shifter area ? something getting loose ? or ??
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Old 01-09-2014, 06:05 PM   #2
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Re: 98c-20 -hard to put in gear ?

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Old 01-10-2014, 08:22 PM   #3
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Re: 98c-20 -hard to put in gear ?

Sounds like it needs a new shift cable.

FYI, no such thing as a C20 in 1998, it is a C2500.
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Old 01-11-2014, 08:07 AM   #4
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Re: 98c-20 -hard to put in gear ?

Disconnect the linkage at the tranny. Then move the shifter and then move the tranny linkage by hand. That will tell you if the tranny or column or linkage is the problem.
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Old 01-11-2014, 08:12 AM   #5
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Re: 98c-20 -hard to put in gear ?

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Disconnect the linkage at the tranny. Then move the shifter and then move the tranny linkage by hand. That will tell you if the tranny or column or linkage is the problem.
They don't have a linkage, its a cable that runs down the column, and under the carpert, then goes through a rubber grommet to the trans.

It is common for the cable to seize.

http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/rafr...rtnum=15037353
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