I stopped for gas in my 73 Barracuda the other day when the shifter locked up and wouldn't shift into park and barely moved between Drive & Neutral. I skipped the gas and just drove it home. When I got there I gently tried shifting it back & forth when it dropped down an inch or so and then would shift correctly. Turns out its missing the small screw that holds the plastic T-handle to the shifter mechanism. While I was at it I also checked out the Slapstick feature and it just slid from 1 to D and even to N before stopping. I'm pretty sure I was doing it correctly as I used to have a 73 Roadrunner with one many years ago. I pressed in the button, pulled the handle all the way back, released the button which seemed to extend back out and then nudged the T-handle forward. It should have just banged to the next gear, not slid to D/N correct? Any ideas where to start trouble-shooting this? Could something underneatch come loose or fall off when the handle came loose? Any & all help is greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance, Jim
