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Posted on May 25, 2009

Truck starts but won't engage in any gears

98 dodge dakota 3.9 v-6 manual transmission will start but will not engage in any gears; shifter stuck in neutral position. need help solutions. is this the tranny or clutch? would like to have an idea before taking it in for repair

  • jaksun09 May 25, 2009

    thanks for advice i'll look into that.

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If you can move it into gear when its not running, id say clutch,
but if it wont go in at all, then Im thinking shift forks or linkage

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