1996 Chevrolet S-10 wont shift into gear

Tiny
POPEYE1
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  • 1996 CHEVROLET S-10
  • 190,000 MILES
The shifter goes all the way down with no engagement while the truck is running, and the brake engaged. I took it to a mechanic when the problem started with no answers. Now it won't even go into geer. Linkage was hard to get into geer a couple of weeks ago, now it wont go into geer at all.
Saturday, April 21st, 2012 AT 8:33 PM

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Tiny
JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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Have you checked the linkage?
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Saturday, April 21st, 2012 AT 8:34 PM
Tiny
ASEMASTER6371
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If it is an automatic, it may be a bad cable or internal failure.

If it is a stick, it may be a bad clutch assembly.

Roy
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Saturday, April 21st, 2012 AT 8:34 PM
Tiny
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I took it to a mechanic and they said they found nothing wrong. They checked it throughly execpt for one area near the stearing collum, they couldn't get to. Linkage cable seemed to work. I have an automatic trans. I think something is not secured to the cable in order to complete the shift, or something is slipping. Help can't afford a new used car with my bad credit at this time.
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Saturday, April 21st, 2012 AT 11:41 PM

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