Voyager

Manual Shifter, 90,000 miles, drove like new to almost frozen after sitting 10 days? Has loosened up a little after driving for two days, but still very hard to move the shifter. Any thoughts?

donbrew

My hips freeze up if I sit for a while.

You asked for thoughts.

RJ_RS_SS_350

firemangeorge

If it's in all the gear throws, I would suspect the shifter itself. Maybe pop the cover around the shifter and spray some lube around the shifter pivot ball.

If it's just 1st-2nd or just 3rd-4th, then it may be one of the two cables is corroded internally.

Voyager

The problem is primarily in the left to right movement. In and out of gears seams fine. I lubricated everything under the boot, but no change in the shifter effort.

firemangeorge

Left to right movement would be the shifter pivot ball. The cables just move front to back(in/out)with shifter movement.

Have you tried holding up the reverse lockout knob and see if it's easier? If it is, the lockout could be binding.

Dang it! Trying to copy a picture of the shifter from the repair manual. Keeps saying it's too big to post. I need to take a computer course.

whopper

FMG - pull up the picture in plain old MS Paint, and save a second copy and just make it smaller - then post the new smaller one.

firemangeorge