Red gear indicator

[Jkics]

87 Comanche auto on the column. I noticed the red indicator for park, drive, etc now missing. How does that happen and what would be the fix?

[JE39]

Hi!

 

Worst case, the little cable that goes to the shifter cowling on the steering column has snapped. Best case: it came loose. It's just attached with a little metal clip to the tubular cowling that rotates with the shifter around the column. You should be able to see it quite well when the lower dash panel is removed. The red indicator pointer is pulled back with a little spring, if the cable gets lose or lost, it pulles the indicator all the way back beyond the face of the gauge...

 

Best picture I have at hand:

 

[Jkics]

Thanks for that info.