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Old Oct 18, 2024 | 12:14 PM
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I want to change my 98 auto over to a bolt in shift cable looking for a kit to do this ,anybody know of a kit ,Thanks
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I want to change my 98 auto over to a bolt in shift cable looking for a kit to do this ,anybody know of a kit ,Thanks
Ok I give. What is a bolt in shift cable?
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Ok I give. What is a bolt in shift cable?
Instead for the Snap-On crap that keeps popping off .. New bracket that bolts to trans with a cable with an eye for the bolt,. My cable keeps popping off, can't seem to keep them on???
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Instead for the Snap-On crap that keeps popping off .. New bracket that bolts to trans with a cable with an eye for the bolt,. My cable keeps popping off, can't seem to keep them on???
So there is a bracket that holds the shift control cable to the transmission. Are you saying yours is missing?
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I wanted to do this but the C5 shift cables' total length is short, marine shift cables for example have long solid ends as seen here, https://www.go2marine.com/shop-all-c...control-cables. No aftermarket shift cable companies such as Lokar sell one to fit a C5. Have you changed the bushing at the cable end? The bushings in my '98 are original and have never popped off however I made a retainer that clamps onto the transmission shift arm. If the bushing ever fails the cable end cannot pop off, the shifting would be sloppy but the car won't be stranded somewhere. Here's what it looks like:

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Thanks, I see B&M shifters ECT. have the bolt up set up but way more work that I wanted to put onto this deal, Thanks I try this set up ..
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