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Pontiac Sunbird '93 Stuck in Park. Cable?

Tiny
LARDCA
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  • 1993 GMC
My 93 Pontiac Sunbird is, for all practical purposes, stuck in park. Auto Transmission. You have to practically hit it with a hammer to get it out. (It shifts freely through all the other gears) I've been told it's probably just a cable. Is this an easy fix? Would like to do it myself. What's involved? OR, any other suggestions as to the problem?
Thanks
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Monday, February 6th, 2006 AT 1:06 PM

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Tiny
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Because it only happens in park, it could be the shift release. Which is activated when you press the brake and unlocks the shifter. If it were a cable it should bind up in more than just park.
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Monday, February 6th, 2006 AT 5:20 PM
Tiny
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I agree with checking the cable. Sometimes they are contained within a plastic tube (like on a bicycle brake cable).

Try spraying some penetrating oil like WD-40 down there and let it soak. I have found lots on gunk in a stuck release cable before.
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Wednesday, February 8th, 2006 AT 6:50 PM

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