need help - parking gear problems
 

my car is a 1992 volvo 240, when I drove my car to school this morning I found that I could not put the my car into park and when I tried to put it into park there was a little bit of smoke comming out of the shifter smelled like burned silicon so I put it into neutral and used the e-break to park later when I got out of class I could still start my car, put it in reverse and into drive and get home. When I got home I was able to put my car into park like nothing was wrong but now when I go in reverse there is a wierd rythmic clicking sound that comes from the shifter and I can feel it shaking too

anyone have any ideas what this could be, any suggestions pls?

thank you

RE: need help - parking gear problems
 

Sounds like new transmission time. I would go to the local junkyard and see if I could find one there. If you can get one, then shop around and find a shop that's willing to put it in. Keep in mind that your whole car can probably be replaced for $1000.
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RE: need help - parking gear problems
 

Before that I would inspect the shifter assembly. The neutral position switch might be going bad.
Which would also mess with the shiftlock and thats what might be making the noise.

RE: need help - parking gear problems
 

Hold on! Don't replace that tranny just yet!!

First thing to look at is the neutral safety switch.

http://cleanflametrap.com/neutsw.html

Next thing to look at is the tranny shift linkage.

There are two identical rubber/plastic bushings at the pivot points of the gear selector linkage. The rear one is easy. The front one is hard to access. May have to remove the shift rod.