When you click on links to various merchants on this site and make a purchase, this can result in this site earning a commission. Affiliate programs and affiliations include, but are not limited to, the eBay Partner Network.
Buy the ones that have a notch in them. The solid ones are damn near impossible to snap in place with the little room available to work in. I learned the hard way cutting up hands struggling to pop that into the insert. The ones with a notch snap right in easy the first time.....Good luck....🍺🍺
have an 04 w/ 160,+++ Earlier this year mine broke at the trans. I replaced the cable while lying on my back in a billion degree heat. My shifter is a little sloppy now that I have not looked into yet. Any words of wisdom to correcting my problem? TIA
have an 04 w/ 160,+++ Earlier this year mine broke at the trans. I replaced the cable while lying on my back in a billion degree heat. My shifter is a little sloppy now that I have not looked into yet. Any words of wisdom to correcting my problem? TIA
Assuming cable is all mounted properly at shifter - put the trans in neutral and the shifter in neutral and then lock down the cable lock at the transmission with the plastic locking mechanism. Obviously you can put it in neutral and release the lock mechanism at the trans end of cable and them make sure it's all good and lock it down again. You should then be able to feel all gears properly. You won't have to remove the eleventy jillion tunnel plate screws to do this.
Last edited by Ed Ramberger; Oct 27, 2020 at 04:37 PM.
Since this is a very common issue, I see no real good reason to manually shift the auto. If you want to shift trade in for a stick car..you will not shift any better then what occurs when left in 3rd or overdrive
The front bushing in my ‘04 broke at about 110,000 miles. I replaced the bushing with the aftermarket part but destroyed the cable in the process. Had to have the dealer replace cable. Ugh!
The front bushing in my ‘04 broke at about 110,000 miles. I replaced the bushing with the aftermarket part but destroyed the cable in the process. Had to have the dealer replace cable. Ugh!
Been there, done that, got the t-shirt. The cables get sooo brittle by the shifter from the heat from the cats and exhaust, my firm recommendation is just replace the cable. The slightest deflection at the shifter end and they break. I also did an insulated tunnel plate at the same time (not shown). Heat in cabin huge decrease.
Last edited by Ed Ramberger; Nov 5, 2020 at 11:02 PM.
I am currently having this problem. I have the car torn apart down to the shifter. The nut in the front left has a cable over it. How do you move this cable to remove the nut. Man, I am so close to being able to see if the front bushing is the problem, but I can't see how to get this one nut off.
Seems very unusual to have the same problem twice in just 33K miles.
Totally agree, Jack. Maybe he shifts manually a bit more often than "occasionally", though it shouldn't matter that much. OP: What brand shift cable are you breaking so often? I still have my 21 year old OEM cable. I have over 120,000 miles on it, although a lot of those are highway miles, which doesn't hurt.....
Last edited by grinder11; Nov 7, 2021 at 02:26 PM.
around 2 weeks ago took vette to dealership to check on headlight motor, and the shifter cable broke while down there,they had one in stock, 600.00 to do the job, no headlight motor,i will do headlight motor myself, mine has 17,600 miles on it
around 2 weeks ago took vette to dealership to check on headlight motor, and the shifter cable broke while down there,they had one in stock, 600.00 to do the job, no headlight motor,i will do headlight motor myself, mine has 17,600 miles on it
Does it make you wonder why it broke at the 'stealer'? I have very little trust in auto repair shops, and ZERO in dealers......
i was standing right there when he got in to the car and take it back into the service area, and car would not go into drive gear, stuck in reverse,would not start after he turned it off,cause it was stuck in reverse now, would not go back into park
i was standing right there when he got in to the car and take it back into the service area, and car would not go into drive gear, stuck in reverse,would not start after he turned it off,cause it was stuck in reverse now, would not go back into park
Well, that settles that. Go figure why mine has lasted 22 years/120,000 miles. But I still haven't found any dealer I can trust......ANYWHERE
Last edited by grinder11; Nov 9, 2021 at 10:36 AM.
Every time I see a thread like this it worries me.
Does it make sense to replace this cable preventatively?
Seeing one break so quickly worries me even more.
If I were you I would not worry if you have the mobile number of a tow truck. Just drive and enjoy your ride and if it breaks, then that is it's time. TIn my opinion, there is not point if replacing the cable just for a preventive reason except if you do frequent checking on the two ends of the cable.
If I were you I would not worry if you have the mobile number of a tow truck. Just drive and enjoy your ride and if it breaks, then that is it's time. TIn my opinion, there is not point if replacing the cable just for a preventive reason except if you do frequent checking on the two ends of the cable.
My 5 cent on the dollar.
Kind regards,
Khalid
You just bumped up a 5 year old thread with the last post being about 10-11 months ago. Thanks.
How much (just an estimate) are parts for this job? How much do you think labor hours at a shop would be?
if it’s the bushing you can get a pack for like $5-$10 and it’s really simple to change out your self on both the front bushing and rear bushing. The front you’ll have to remove your center console trim and remove your shifter and the cables right under it by the trans tunnel/tourqe pole just make sure you remount it correctly on the inside bracket so it has enough tension to shift gears. The rear one is connected to the driver side of the trans pan and it’s just a matter of jacking up the car and popping the cable off if it’s not already off.
for the cable it self it’s a bit trickier but doable to. You have to remove the center part of the exhaust and the tourqe cover above it and run the cable line up to the the front then to the rear behind the trans pan and on the metal tip
this is just my advice i have a 2003 c5 that bushing just cracked from being old, if one of the bushing goes out from being old I’d recommend replacing the second bushing weather is rear or front cause it’s just a matter of time before it goes out.
I felt like such a dumb *** when I broke that cable.
I know this is a 5 year old post...but there are other dumb asses in the world that just broke their shifter cable trying to get the bushing snapped onto the shift lever.
