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1997 Dodge RAM 4WD w/5.9L 360

From : hather

Q: hey all im a truck newbie so bear with me. i just bought a 97 dodge ram 1500 at w/4wd extended cab. it has the floor based shifter for the 4 wheel drive. has about 150000 miles on it. truck runs great after i dropped in a new radiator plugs plug wires. i tried using the shifting today into 4h today for the first time. truck shifted okay. i then tried to shift it down into neutral and found myself abruptly stuck there. i tried to shift back into 2h but the shifter was just floating around and i was stuck in neutral. a passerby noticed my dilemma and took a look under the truck with them. the bolt that attaches the shifter itself to the transfer case was broken. he manually re-engaged the transfer case into 2h and i was on my way. im having a hard time finding this part online. does anyone know what part his officially is in chiltons its just referred to as 4 wheel drive linkage. i dont think i need a whole new system i just need to reattach the shifter to the transfer case. anyone have any advice can i just slap a generic bolt in there and hope it holds i dont plan on really using 4wd in nc but id like it to work all the same. thanks guys! .