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Question: Last night I had my incredibly awesome girlfriends explorer and it was dark..

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nickdubs, 4.0L V6, Grand Rapids, MI, February 10, 2012, 04:52
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I put my foot on the brake and started it, and when I went to put it in drive the gear shift lever either broke, or came loose. The tranny was in PARK because it wasnt moving, but the lettrs on the dash read about halfway betweeen P and R. So the key wouldnt come out, and the lever is totally disconnected minus the wires. I am going to look at it in the daylight in the next hour, because the front interior lights do not work, and all I had was one small LED to see. PLEASE tell me that this is a fix I can handle myself because if I seriously spend one more penny she is going to shoot me and then kill me. PLEASE HELP!

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    Greg's Orange Auto (4512 Answers) , Orange, CA - (714) 769-6971
    globalhelper February 10, 2012, 06:26
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    IS THIS A FLOOR SHIFT OR COLUMN SHIFT

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    patrick mannion from Greg Solow's Engine Room, February 10, 2012, 07:56
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    There is a company that independent auto repair shops get their information from, this same information is available inexpensively for people that work on their own cars.. The information is year make and model specific, covering repair procedures, torque specifications, fluid capacities and specifications, service bulletins, component locations, wiring diagrams ect.... Alldata is very easy to navigate http://bit.ly/AllData_Repair_Manuals_Online , and get an online repair manual subscription.
    Autozone used to have some popular workshop manuals for free on line once you register (for free) on their website http://bit.ly/autozone_repair_info.

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