1989 Ford Bronco will not release from park

It sounds like a broken linkage rod. I'm having the same problem right now. With the steering wheel off you can see the linkage rod push down when you turn the key. Its a rectangular shaped bar with gear teeth that interact with the lock cylinder just to the left of the pin that locks the steering wheel. These parts connect to a rod on the top side of the column that interacts with a switch farther down on the column that turn the car on and bumps the starter. There is another part of this mechanism inside the column that releases the car from park and allows you to shift gears, thats the part that is broken on my bronco, I'm trying to find the part today.