I cant shift out of Park

[bratt]

i just rebuilt my transmission

i can start the car up but i can not shift out of P

the tranny is bolted on correctly ive quadruple checked it

but i dont know why i cant shift out of park into Nuetral or Drive

[bratt]

oh yea its a 94 dodge ram 3500 van

[restrorob]

I would remove the shift linkage off the trans. and try to shift right on the trans.,If you still can't shift you will need to drop the pan and find out what you didn't do right. If it does shift at the trans. you have a problem in the column.

[bratt]

Originally Posted by restrorob

I would remove the shift linkage off the trans. and try to shift right on the trans.,If you still can't shift you will need to drop the pan and find out what you didn't do right. If it does shift at the trans. you have a problem in the column.

OK i did that it moves but it is very very very hard to move. all i changed in the tranny was the friction plates and nothing else

the black mount on the rear of the tranny has 1 side of bolts locked in i did not lock in the other side yet but i dont see how that will affect the shifting

before i stuck the tranny on the car it was easier to shift. am i suppoosed to leave it in nuetral when i put the tranny on the engine?

[restrorob]

Originally Posted by bratt

OK i did that it moves but it is very very very hard to move. all i changed in the tranny was the friction plates and nothing else

the black mount on the rear of the tranny has 1 side of bolts locked in i did not lock in the other side yet but i dont see how that will affect the shifting

before i stuck the tranny on the car it was easier to shift. am i suppoosed to leave it in nuetral when i put the tranny on the engine?

No its not necessary to leave the trans. in neutral, The shift arm only moves the piston plungers in the valve body to redirect the fluid flow for different gears. Sorry I'm not a auto trans. ace but if it shifted fine before you put it back in and now it doesn't something had to happen inside. Did you have the valve body out ? If not and I had this problem I would drop the pan and check the shift detent for any problems, With the pan off you can look in there and move the shift arm and see whats going on.
Again sorry I'm not more help.
Btw; I have seen the torque converter not properly meshed into the front pump and cause a lock-down situation when the bell housing bolts were tightened, But I don't believe it affected the shifting part of the trans.

[bratt]

i will drain it 2morrow and see if i can take the pan off and inspect it for problems

thanks

[brattzzzzz]

my buddy turned the driveshaft and i put the valve body off and put it back in and while turning the driveshaft it locks into place as it should

so basically the valve body was not put back in properly. the line was not all the way in but now it is. while turning the driveshaft it gets in there

now it shifts fine