Jeep KJ shift linkage issue

My mother owns a KJ. It is right the KJ. She has a NP242 and the selector handle is limp. You pull it and it is floppy. HAs anyone seen this problem in the 05 NP242 assemblies. I have a feeling she popped a retaining clip that is a flimsy 2c piece. I will post the outcome when I actually can touch the Jeep. Does anyone know of anything else that would generate this limpness in the selector.

Probably came disconnected. The 242 is particularly finicky.

I had the same problem with my NP242, I hade a Technician adjust the lineage and it was all set after that

My mother gave me the wrong information about the Transfer case and I was going on her description. The thing was a NP231 and the problem was a little white plastic clip on the end of the cable. My brother was going from Low to high and the clip failed in neutral. $4.00 later it is all fixed.