car rolls when put in park

1956 CHEVROLET BEL AIR
42,000 MILES
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BOBD
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i have a 1956 chevy b210 automatic when i put it into park the car rolls
Jun 14, 2011 at 8:20 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Check the tranny parking pawl
Jun 15, 2011 at 3:45 AM
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BOBD
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whats the tranny parking pawl???
Jun 15, 2011 at 6:35 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Its inside the tranny the other side of the gear selector mechanism
Jun 16, 2011 at 5:32 AM
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HMAC300
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your shifter may be worn or out of adjustment or the spring may be bad on teh parking pawl. Or it can bebroken. you can only see it by pullin gthe pan off.
Jun 20, 2011 at 8:39 AM
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