Dibbons
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Re: '72 SSP 318 auto slapstick, recently when I place the selector in Park, from time to time the car begins to roll back as if it were in neutral and it is scary because I'm not in the habit of using the emergency brake. And when it rolls there is no "clickety-clack" sound, it moves in silence. Then the car won't start until I move the selector from Park to Neutral and back to Park again. At Denny's this week the car rolled back into a concrete retaining wall, but at the same time the rear tire struck the parking area tire stop thing that stops vehicles from going past the parking space. So in that case the bumper just grazed the concrete, no real damage.
I'm thinking maybe the shift linkage has lost one of those plastic bushings and there is too much slack in the linkage rods to fully engage park. All the other gears (reverse, neutral, drive) are still being selected as normal. I'm on a road trip so haven't had a chance to get under there and check things out.
I'm thinking maybe the shift linkage has lost one of those plastic bushings and there is too much slack in the linkage rods to fully engage park. All the other gears (reverse, neutral, drive) are still being selected as normal. I'm on a road trip so haven't had a chance to get under there and check things out.