If your plastic shift / gear indicator adjuster is broken, a Ranger forum guy said he JB Welded his back together & it's still holding after 3 years. Another video shows fixing it with zip-ties, as another person mentions in their comment. As for replacing the bushings to correct a loose shifter that won't always go into Park (a separate issue) . . . You can always start it in Neutral if it won't crank in Park - No need to troubleshoot the battery, starter, anti-theft or ignition, etc. nor call a towtruck, as I learned the hard way & was ultimately educated thanks to KZfaq. Just remember to always set the parking brake when u turn it off because it will take off rolling. Mine is intermittent and getting worse. There's a video with a yellow box truck where a guy tightens two T30 Torx bolts / big screws in the same locstion as the bushings and that fixes it. No replacing the bushings and a lot less work. He shows how that part moves when u shift, and he shows it working correctly after tightening the 2 bolts, easily going into Park. He comments that he's relieved about that because if someone drove it and didn't know to set the Parking Brake, it could and would take off rolling - very dangerous. I have all 3 issues; indicator off 1/2 gear +, and the adjuster is broken. It will sometimes goes into Park, but less & less often, and I kinda don't think it can go into 1st gear (1) since Drive is past (2) on the indicator and the shifter can only be moved a fraction more to the right. That's as far as it will go. Wish me luck & easy fixes on the truck I love to hate: '99 Ford Ranger

I’m literally fixing mine tomorrow now. Thanks!

The white plastic piece on my adjuster was broken were the black knob was, so i just pulled the cable and got a harbor freight heavy duty ziptie and zipetied the cable that was closest to me and put it on the threads were the slack was then it was level on Park. I shifted each gear after turning it on, and now it shows the correct gear. I hope this helps anyone whos back white part near the knob is broken.

You my friend just earned yourself a sub. I have a 1996 explorer limited and my shifter is way out of wack

Thankyou now I can fix my truck because your information 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

Thank you

If your adjuster is broken use a zip tie,

Also thank you for the video, it helped alot :3

That helped, thanks!!!

Hey I have the same Explorer sport and color as well lol..wow small world 👍my Explorer sport at the moment has the same exact thing going on smh. Even the needle off to the right side and same millimeter. Damn I feel like you are a mirror lol. Ok I will try to see if I can do it myself. Thank you

how you pulled the plastic off? I pulled the two 7mm screws of but it's stuck in the middle by the hood release

Bro can u do a video how to fix the tird lite break light won't turn on me when I brake thanks.

my car is stuck on 1st and dosnt start when I move the gear up or down it does not move only stays in 1st would this help ?

Do you drive with the D or the D that has white around it ??

Mine isn't catching..do I need another part

You think ford would fix this problem that goes from the 80s all the way up to at least 2008.. At least they put a adjustment knob in line, starting somewhere thru the years.

Just give the cable the old reach around

All that does is adjust the marker! How do you remove 2 inch play in cable to transmission?