2004 F150 Lariat Transmission Will Not Shift

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2004 F150 Lariat Transmission Will Not Shift

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If your floor shifter just slides back and forth and will not shift the transmission out of Park this will tell you what to do.

    • Crawl under truck at driver's door on your back. Scoot over to middle of truck and look up to find transmission cable and it's connector to the transmission. It will no longer be attached. Reach up and slip it back onto the transmission lever. Get out from under truck and shift into gear. You may have to repeat this each time you shift gears.

    You may have to repeat this each time you shift gears?? So im going Crawl under when i need to shift from reverse to drive??

    Saul Olvera -

    Yes. I was at a McDonalds in Park when I couldn't shift. Got under and reconnected linkage. Was then able to back up. But, when I tried to shift to Drive, it came loose. Had to crawl back underneath and reconnect. Then was able to shift to Drive and drove home.

    fredklintworth -

    Mine was still connected but the cable just wasn’t working. 2 man job but everytime I wanted to shift gears I had to crawl under and manually push/pull the attached grommet to move it through the different gears. Super fun, but was able to get it home so I could replace the cable.

    Ryan Smith -

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    • Buy this kit at Advance Auto (or similar kit elsewhere)

    • Cut out the back of the cable's connector with utility knife

    • Squeeze the selected bushing from the kit onto the linkage with pliers

    I had the same issue and part of the old bushing broke off inside the cable arm connector. I carved the old bushing piece out with a small screwdriver and was able to properly press the cable arm connector onto the bushing and the transmission lever. I didn't have to cut away the cable arm connector. The bushing appears to be backwards in the photo.

    Jeff -

    I’ve done this repair. It’s pretty simple. As an aside, please block your wheels and be sure to work on a flat surface. It’s not difficult to accidentally move the selector to neutral while under the vehicle.

    James Pinkston -

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In my case, my truck broke the bushing where it connects the transmission cable to the console gear shift stick which then could be moved back and forth "freely", but the transmission would not engage. I lifted the console housing around the shift to replace the bushing and repositioned the housing to drive away.

gandarlmg -

Great info however I found that on the 2004 f150 model and up it’s not necessary to cut the connector if you are using the right size bushing, just press it down really good the fit is just perfect no play what so ever and it doesn’t come off, been driving the truck for about two years and so far success! Haven’t replace the whole cable which is in my opinion a waste of money

Kevin -

I have a 2004 F-150 Lariat ….Thnx for the post. Ford said the cable ( $65 )must be purchased because the bushing isn’t sold separately. I saw this post and installed the bushing ( the only bushing in kit w numbers stamped into it ) with the wider part of bushing facing the tranny. Very easy to do w channel locks, no cutting necessary. CAUTION, put parking brake on, because the transmission shifter arm can be easily moved while installing the cable linkage end.

topcatpatt -

My cable pulled out of piece that holds bushing how can I fix

janice foster -

My truck wont go into third gear

Jessica -

If the shift cables connected then what

Jessica -