here are my test results:
With the engine off:

From Park I can move the shifter all the way to 1st and the gear selector lever on the tranny actually goes to 1st.

If the gear selector on the tranny is in 1st (and so is my shifter) I try to move it to park, the tranny will stay in 1st.

Is the shifter pushrod bent or something???



In a nutshell: It will only shift from Park -> Neutral -> OD -> 3 -> 2 -> 1st
but it wont do the opposite!

 

simple question!
The reason this happened is from removing the engine and pulling on the tranny
I guess I could always just leave the gear selector on the tranny in OD

 

It will not get out of 1st
even if I change the gear selector lever On drivers side of the tranny

I have HP Tuners to confirm that it wont get out of 1st

 

Have you checked the shift cable on the transmission?

 

Ditto .

Happened to my buddy's '96 TA ..... the 2 bolts holding the shift cable bracket on the driver's side of the tranny pan came out, and he couldn't get the car to shift all the way back to park (think he could get as far as neutral maybe? ). Get under the car and check that out first, then get back to us .