In my case, my truck broke the bushing where it connects the transmission cable to the console gear shift stick which then could be moved back and forth "freely", but the transmission would not engage. I lifted the console housing around the shift to replace the bushing and repositioned the housing to drive away.

Great pics too. Pls confirm if the three photos in Step 15 only show removal of 2 of the 3 connectors mentioned in the instruction (and colored bullets). I could not tell which was the third one to remove in the three photos. Thanks!