Oops.. skipped directions, now tranny doesn't shift

[guidoverduci]

Due to a lack of better judgment... I dove into putting my 1" WH body lift on (I have done a few before) without reviewing the instructions. Everything went pretty smooth and painless... so I thought.

The next day, had a giant pool of tranny fluid on the floor. I realized I had pulled the dipstick out. Oh well... it was due for a fluid change. Dropped the pan, replaced gasket and filter, and refilled. Started it up and noticed my gears were off. When in park on the tranny, the gauge showed a little past reverse (see pic).

I dropped it 3 clicks where I thought drive would be, and gave it a whirl. It didn't shift out of first. Every gear I put it in, it never shifted out of first. I've attached a picture of the plate I bent which is probably why the gears are messed up. But why would that cause the not shifting out of first issue? Thanks!

 

[guidoverduci]

forgot to mention, I have the 4R70W transmission.

 

[guidoverduci]

bump for Transmission gurus

 

[tirewater]

You can still review the instructions.

"A. First lets deal with the column mounted shifting linkage. (If this applies to your Bronco) With a 1-2”
body lift you might have enough adjustment in the rod/rods to reach without adding any more material. With a 3”
it’s usually necessary to weld in a 2” piece of steel the same size as the rod/rods. Line the column and trans up in
the neutral position and check length of shifting rod/rods adjust or modify as necessary."

 

[Viperwolf1]

You might want to take a better picture. I see plug wires.

You need to get the gears indexed properly with the shifter first. Then run it through all the gear positions and check fluid level again.