I was going to eat last night when the starngest thing happened to me. I went to put the truck in reverse and the gear slector broke!!! How in the hell does that happen? I have owned 3 older models F150s and never had that happen. I am going to take it apart now, and will post what I find. If anyone has any advise, it would be greatly appreciated.

 

age probably got to it. i have seen it happen to a couple vehicles.

 

It's a known problem. Click the tan CV in my signature & look thru the Steering Column album. The exploded diagram's caption mentions the parts that break. Ford sells revised versions.

 

is yours the type on a cable? if so i have fixed those by clamping the cable back together with a butt connector but if your aint on a cable i guess just ignore this post..lol