Anyone know the plan of attack on an automatic transmission that has a shifter that is tough to move back and forth. I parked my 2002 Dodge Neon for about a year (outside) and just got it out to change the fluids, plugs, etc. I tried to get it back on the road this past week and the tranny feels like the cable or linkage is very tight. I have never changed one of these before and I am not sure where to begin. It is like this even after driving it for awhile and moving the shifter back and forth a lot.
Additionally it actually seems that due to the shifter being very tough to move it is bypassing Drive and going to 1st or 3rd. Hence while I am driving, it will not shift out of the gear it is currently in. It will shift thru neutral and reverse and these work fine. So it even more so makes me think the cable is the issue.
Finally the tranny or shifter never gave me problems before I parked it this past year. Any ideas would very much appreciated, thanks in advance!