Gear Selector on 96 is stiff and can hardly move?

[unioncreek]

I have a 96 Ram with an auto tranny.  Over time the gear selector has gotten harder and harder to move, I'm assuming it needs to be lubed.   If it needs to be lube where are the usual places.  I have put some graphic on the plastic pieces in the dash, but that didn't help too much.  And what is the best lube to use?

 

Thanks,

Bob

[Haggar]

This is a typical drawing of your selector assembly.  (this is NOT yours, couldnt find it in the manual, but most everyone's is similar)

 

Start with where it shows the grommet and front assembly rod.    This is near your firewall under the master cylinder.    I would disconnect this rod, and test your column selector, if it is easy to move, the problem is in the rest of the system.  If that is tough spray lube up the column hoping to free it up. 

 

The bushings on the torque shaft can go wonky on you too, causing a lot of drag.

 

GL HTH

Hag

Edited February 9, 2018 by Haggar
added this is not necessarily the right one for a '96

[unioncreek]

Haggar,

Found the problem, my front rod assembly was bent a little. Don't ask me how that could have happened must have hit something on the road and it flew up there.   Took it off and straightened it out. It's back to working like it was new.

 

Bob

[Haggar]

AWESOME!!!!!

 

Glad you found it!!!   And glad it wasn't the bushings.... those can be hard to find.  (and usually other stuff is worn out when those are gone...)

 

Hag