HELP! 98 outback park&shiftlock problem

[Rrich681]

I bought a nice 98 legacy outback with a bad 25 to but my strong 22 in, I have a good 5 spd but would like to use the auto trans that's in it. I noticed when I got it home that it still rolls when in park, and to get it out of park I have to disengage the shiftlock thru the little hole, I hear the relay click when I push the button on the shifter, but it won't come out of park...what do I do??

[lmdew]

you have to pull the tail shaft housing to get to the parking lock linkage.  It's Mechanical from the shift linkage as far as I know.  The shift lock is up in the shift selector in the car.  If you pull the plastic cover you may see what is going on.  Two different problems.

 

Larry

[johnceggleston]

i think they are 2 separate functions.

 

the shift lock is a solenoid, brake switch solenoid issue.

if you remove the cover around the shifter,

you can disengage it temporarily.

i used a rubber band to hold the lock out of the way.

it finally rotted away.

next time i'll use something a little more permanent, like thin wire, maybe.

 

the switch on the brake pedal could cause this.

or the solenoid it self.

 

my 97 GT is intermittent.

Edited November 8, 2013 by johnceggleston