Thanks Mpracehemi, I'm going to try it today. I'll post back with the results.

 

Gold Gus, I can't remember if you have to pull the valve body to get it off or not. But I think it would be much easier to do with the valve body off of the vehicle on the work bench. The problem with doing on the truck is there is a spring loaded ball bearing that will shoot out after you remove the comb. Most of the time it is a two man operation to get the ball and comb back on the valve body.

 

No go. Tried the "clip adjustment" and didn't really see what there was to adjust. The clip looks like a retainer for the housing around the arm plunger(?) that slides up and down in the housing when shifting. As for an adjustment, it's either on (clipped) or its unclipped and ready to slide off. So, not sure about this, but after rowing the selector up and down a few times, I can't see what it's hanging on. There's a silver cable going to the tranny (I assume) but it doesn't move either when shifting. Not sure what else to look for except to go with the rooster comb at the VB. Still looking for a solution.

 

OK, what you needed to do was slide the clip out-move your shift lever a little then slide the clip back in. That is how you 'adjust'. It's the position of that 'plunger'and shift lever when you reinstall the clip.

 

Also make a mark of some kind so you know where you started. You won't see/find any slot(s) to set the clip. Think of the 'clip' as a grip/lock mechanism or as a set screw. When the clip is pulled out it releases the shift lever. You won't 'feel' any clicks as you would when shifting into gear when you have the clip out, if you do you don't have it out enough, but you only need the clip out far enough so you don't feel the lever 'click'-catch a gear.

 

If you just used your shift lever to go through the gears, you did lose your starting point, where the clip was originally. NOW you are going to be playing with it to find the sweet spot. You might have found it if you had the clip out and put it in park then slid the clip in. It will be a very minor move-cat's hair or 1/16 of an inch.

 

That silver cable is the housing for the actual shift cable. The real shift cable is attached to the plastic plunger that is fed through the 'silver cable'.

 

Thanks MP. Now I see what you meant. So what gear did you try to adjust it in? Leave it Park and barely move it? or another gear? Does it matter? Just doesn's seem like enough play in the shifter to hold it in a new position while reattaching the clip. Maybe a two man job? It would be nice to have this fix the problem. Really getting to be a pain. Oh BTW, I'm wondering what would make it stick only sometimes though if it's just in the column. This is definitely intermittent and doesn't matter if I'm level ground, parking break engaged first, or whatever. Sometimes it's smooth as butter no matter what; and other times I've got to go Hulk on it.

 

I haven't been in there for awhile, but is there a way to shoot some lube down the cable housing?? Maybe some graphite, wd-40, or white lithium grease. Just another thought, the cable might be 'hanging up' inside. I don't remember if there's any room to do that or is it sealed by the 'plunger'-cable housing??

You might try un clipping the clip and push up (with lever in park position) on the clip as sliding it back home or pull the plunger down as sliding clip home or vise versa. I played with mine for awhile until I found the sweet spot and haven't had any problems since.

On my racecars' throttle cable I shoot the white grease inside the housing from time to time to keep it operating smoothe. Maybe this would help on the shift cable in your situation??? For me it's better for me to do it rather than taking it in and the dealership doing it, IMO they'll just screw something up plus charging you for labor. Added benifit is learning your truck on how it works. That's how my mind works. I've pulled many motor and trans. in cars but when doing my truck, the eng. block extends to where you norminally loosen the conv. bolts and I'm like where/how?? I finally followed the back of block up and found a removable plate to access the conv. bolts. So now I know and so do others who read this. There is always away, just gotta find it after all it was put together.

I hope this helps, after my rambling.

 

Good idea on the "lube" (if I can gain access inside the housing). I'll try that with a silicon, wd40, and graphite mixture. Maybe add a little bacon grease too, and make it a one finger shift.

 

Since I was going to be gone over the weekend on my motorcycle, I left my truck in the hands of a capable tech. He detached the cable from the tranny and found that the lever moved in and out of park very easily. He sprayed inside the tranny where the cable attaches (sorry I can't describe it very well, I wasn't there) with a penetrating oil spray very liberally. It's much, much, better, though I may find it to be a temporary fix. YMMV.

 

This is great... I just got the truck and it has been hard to shift out of park from the moment I got it. I asked other Dodge Cummins owners and theirs is not hard to shift out of park. I wiggled this clip around during my lunch break today and it shifts out of park much smoother. It only hangs now 1/4th the time.... I'm going to adjust it more tonight at home and see if I can get it smooth 100% of the time.

Thanks...

 

I know this is an old thread, but can anyone tell me if this cable adjustment is in the steering column, or under the steering column. Thanks for all the great info. I did a transgo kit yesterday, and for some strange reason I can't get mine to go all the way back into Park now.

 

In my case, the valve body was eventually replaced under warranty.

 

It's inside the tranny. The shift fork is getting very sharp. It needs to be removed and ground smooth. If that made any sense to ya.