Won't shift into park

Tiny
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  • 2002 DODGE RAM
  • 5.9L
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Will not shift in to park took shift cable off then shifted into park with lever to remove key it will crank only in neutral
Monday, September 7th, 2015 AT 8:28 AM

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Tiny
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When you shift it at the lever, does it actually engage into park? If so, it has to be the cable itself is either stretched, broken, or out of adjustment. If it is fully in park and wont start, chances are the neutral safety switch is bad.
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Saturday, May 1st, 2021 AT 6:24 PM
Tiny
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No it only goes as for as reverse when shifting it by hand underneath the Guage on the dash reads all gears except park removing cable from transmission only allow me to move column lever to park to remove key

Update removed neutral safety switch and Trans pan found piece hung near outer case image attached don't have no idea what it goes too can you help with that
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Saturday, May 1st, 2021 AT 6:24 PM
Tiny
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I can't open the pic. If it is internal, look at the pic I attached and tell me aprox where it is located. Also, if you can save your image as a jpeg, it should open for me.

By the way, I feel confident you found the problem.
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Saturday, May 1st, 2021 AT 6:24 PM
Tiny
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It says jag now
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Saturday, May 1st, 2021 AT 6:24 PM
Tiny
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Finally got a pic of the piece I found hung next to front right case no idea what it is pic is above
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Saturday, May 1st, 2021 AT 6:24 PM
Tiny
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That looks like the adjuster off one of the clutch bands. If that is the case, and I think it is, my guess is one of the bands is blocking the linkage from shifting to park.
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Saturday, May 1st, 2021 AT 6:24 PM
Tiny
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Sorry so long to update put in new band replaced the anchor still selector will not show park replaced neutral safety switch trans will not lock out still looking for a fix
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Saturday, May 1st, 2021 AT 6:24 PM
Tiny
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If it isn't showing park when you shift to it, that sounds like a range sensor. Was the part you posted from the band?
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Saturday, May 1st, 2021 AT 6:24 PM
Tiny
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Yes it was the anchor that goes on the band isn't the neutral/saftey switch the only range sensor on there
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Saturday, May 1st, 2021 AT 6:24 PM
Tiny
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They have the range sensor unless you have a 2500 or 3500 series truck. Those actually have a neutral safety switch, but my information is conflicting. In one area of the manual, it indicates what I mentioned above. The next section indicates that only trucks with the 8.0L engine has one.
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Saturday, May 1st, 2021 AT 6:24 PM
Tiny
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Thank you for the help if you come across info on a 46re with a range sensor other then the neutral saftey switch and it's location please let me know and if you think that could be anther reason why it will not lock down so you'd have to push the brake in to switch gears with engine running please let me know on that too
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Saturday, May 1st, 2021 AT 6:24 PM

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