2004 F150 Lariat Transmission Will Not Shift

If your floor shifter just slides back and...

iFixit Library 2004-2008 Ford F-150 Easy 15 minutes Guide 48193

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Guide overview

Before you begin

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.

Step 1

What to do when this first happens

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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.

Step 2

What to do to fix it

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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