# GMC shift lever movement

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/gmc-shift-lever-movement/65704>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Created:** [June 25, 2011, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gmc-shift-lever-movement/65704 "2011-06-25T17:45:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![pweslay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f08c70/32.png) [@pweslay](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pweslay)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2011, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gmc-shift-lever-movement/65704/1 "2011-06-25T17:45:12Z")

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I have a 99’ GMC 1500 Sierra SLT w/5.3 Vortec V-8 w/460,000 miles (yup !!) I bought the p/u w/59,000 miles, and the gear-selection lever on the column has always been hard to move when selecting gears. Does anyone out there have the “fix” for me ?? (my daughter drives the p/u, and is hard for her to select gears)–TY-Duane

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**Author:** ![mcparadise](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mcparadise/32/32_2.png) [@mcparadise](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mcparadise)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2011, 7:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/gmc-shift-lever-movement/65704/2 "2011-06-25T19:30:36Z")

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Lubrication? I’m talking about the shift mechanism at the transmission and the cable that operates it.