Help Park Rod....
 

i pulled my VB out to swap out the overdrive solenoid, pressure gov and switch but when it came out the park rod came out with it..... now i cant get it back in... Some help please!! BTW 47re trans... is there some trick to get it in? 98

What year truck, what tranny...

(a) Start park rod into park pawl. If rod will not
slide past park pawl, pawl is engaged in park gear.
Rotate overdrive output shaft with suitable size 12
point socket; this will free pawl and allow rod to
engage.
CAUTION: It is possible for the park rod to displace
into a cavity just above the pawl sprag during
installation. Make sure the rod is actually engaged
in the pawl and has not displaced into this cavity.
(b) Align and seat valve body on case. Be sure
manual lever shaft and overdrive connector are
fully seated in case.
(c) Install and start all valve body attaching
bolts by hand. Then tighten bolts evenly, in a diagonal
pattern to 12 N·m (105 in. lbs.) torque. Do
not overtighten valve body bolts. This could
result in distortion and cross leakage after
installation..
(5) Install new filter on valve body. Tighten filter
screws to 4 N·m (35 in. lbs.).
(6) Move the transmission manual shaft lever to
the manual LOW position.
(7) Install the TRS mounting bracket into the
transmission case. Using Adapter 8581 (Fig. 60),
tighten the mounting bracket to 34 N·m (300 in.lbs.).
(8) Install the TRS (Fig. 61) into the mounting
bracket with the wiring connector facing the front of the transmission.
(9) Install the two screws to hold the TRS to the
mounting bracket. Tighten the screws to 5 N·m (45
in.lbs.).
(10) Verify proper sensor operation (Fig. 62).
(11) Move the transmission manual shaft lever to
the PARK position.
(12) Install torque converter. Use C-clamp or metal
strap to hold converter in place for installation.

thanks i figured it out around 3am after tooling around for over 6hrs. this is something i will NEVER forget... thanks for the help.

Glad to hear you got it. What a pain, eh. Helps alot to have someone there to rock the truck back and forth when installing. Bet your arms got tired of holding that 15lb VB up while fighting the lever.

Actually i disconnected the park rod from the VB. made less work then had a friend help hold it while i put the E pin back on the rod and then slipped back into place. but heres my up date after all that work i still dont have overdrive, the original reason why i took it apart... FML

Overdrive or TC lockup?

O/D drops very little RPMs on mine, TC lockup drops it 500 RPMs and is the last thing to happen. Took me a while to figure out that lockup happens after OD engage.