Stuck in Reverse!!!

Linkage problem..... it's stuck in reverse. I checked out the linkage rods and one was loose(the 2nd one from the outside,the longest) . I tightened it up and it's still stuck in reverse. I'm going to jack it up and spin the rear tires to see if I can get it out of gear. But after that what's the fix??? It looks pretty simple, but with my mechanical abilities who knows?? is there a book with pictures??? ha just kidding but if there is, that would be great!!!!
Thank for the help!!

I don't know if this helps but a couple weeks ago I was driving and pulled up to a four way stop and popped it out of gear. When I tried to put it back in gear it wouldn't. It was stuck in neutral. So I got underneath it and started moving the linkages closest to the transmission and something popped and it's shifted great since then. I just recommend trying to manually shift the car while your under it with your hands and hope something unbinds. Goodluck.

It could be possible the shift levers are hung up at the bottom of the shift tube. I usually take a pry bar in between the grill opening and pry up (shouldn't take alot of force) between the 2 shift levers as someone inside the cab moves the shifter on the column. Once you get it to free up, inspect the bushing on the levers for wear, sometimes they wear completely thru and are gone which causes it to bind up. If the bushings look good, and you have the tranny in neutral, do a simple linkage adjustment on the shift rods. Hope this helps.

OG

Look on this site,it's been explained before. Loosen rods at tranny,make sure both levers are in neutral,install screwdriver at column base so rods are in true neutral position,retighten rods at tranny and drive:-) Condensed version.

That just happened to me a few weeks ago. Its a pretty simple fix, the linkage connecttors at the tranny get worn out and bind.