parking pawl

PONTIAC GRAND AM
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AJMCCART
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pontiac,grand am se,1996 125,000 6 cyl.

my car will not shift out of park, the gear shift moves but the car does not shift gears.
it has tork, you can feel the trany pulling, but it will not shift from park.
ihave been told it could be the parking pawl, i need to know where to locate the parking pawl, and if this is the answer to my problem.
May 30, 2007 at 11:38 PM
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GOLEMBESKY
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sorry for this one, you can't locate the pawl unless you remove the tranny and disassemble it. Just make sure the shifting linkage is hooked up properly.
Jun 6, 2007 at 7:22 PM