Howdy guys.

So I'm having an issue with my gear shifter and likely the transmission now... So I recently did a valve body gasket job and AT filter change on my ranger. It's a 2001 with the 4.0 and automatic (5r55e). After closing it all up and adding some fluid I turned her on and the shifter wouldn't move out of park. I turned the truck off, put the key into the On position and it was still stuck. I gave it a little tug and it went into neutral and now it'll go into all the gears without any resistance. Only issue is, when the trucks on and I put it into a gear, nothing happens. I'm pretty sure I reconnected all the solenoids in the valve body before closing her up but now I'm not so sure, then again I don't know if that would control a mechanical action so not sure if that's an issue.

Checked the fuses before I did anything to make sure the shift interlock was still working and it was fine so that's when I decided to go for a slight tug.

I'm new to the automatics so I'm not sure how the whole system works and what's interconnected.

Help would be much appreciated

 

I believe I'm in the wrong subforum. Reposted on drivetrain tech. Feel free to delete this. Sorry