Gear Shift Problem...

Hello. Im having a problem with my gear shift. Here's the whole story. Everything was fine, i stopped at a buddy's house, got back into my car and went to put it in drive and the gear shift wouldnt move. The casing on the gear shift was loose. I seen that it had a small screw that was lose so i took an allen wrench out and started to tighten it. It wont tighten or catch. I then tried taking the screw out and very carefully sticking the allen wrench in the whole to try and get the the shifter to stop moving up and down. This worked but i still couldnt get it to go into drive. Its nothing electrical as my O/D button still works. Does anyone have any suggestions?

Thanks

1998 Ford Contour

- Mike

I own a Ford Contour 1998. My problem is, is that my Contour will not
shift in to any other gear except reverse. I am to believe that my transmission went out. This all happen driving home and some one was making the same turn that I was but they so happenly decided at the last minute and got scared when they found out it was a huge puddle. I slammed my brakes and hit the puddle with a thud. The car continued to drive until I pulled into the driveway. I went to hit the brakes and the car almost went in to the house(wet brakes I know). As i easied of the brakes the car didn't move forward. I put it in reverse and back up and then drive and it didn't move at all. I tried all the all the other gears and still nothing. So I guess my question is what else would have happened besides the tranny going out?:banghead:

I own a Ford Contour 1998. My problem is, is that my Contour will not
shift in to any other gear except reverse. I am to believe that my transmission went out. This all happen driving home and some one was making the same turn that I was but they so happenly decided at the last minute and got scared when they found out it was a huge puddle. I slammed my brakes and hit the puddle with a thud. The car continued to drive until I pulled into the driveway. I went to hit the brakes and the car almost went in to the house(wet brakes I know). As i easied of the brakes the car didn't move forward. I put it in reverse and back up and then drive and it didn't move at all. I tried all the all the other gears and still nothing. So I guess my question is what else would have happened besides the tranny going out?:banghead:

think you may have pulled an axle out of the transaxle? doesn't have to be all the way out not to catch