Shifter Cable Broken
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St. Jude Donor '11
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Shifter Cable Broken
Well the dreaded A6 shifter cable got me last night. Pulled into the garage, stopped the car and put it park (so I thought) and released the brake, only to have the car move forward. It ran into a 5 gallon bucket of paint I just bought for the exterior remodel we have in progress It it it hard enough to break the lower cabinet door when the paint was jammed into it. Surprisingly there is no damage to the car.
Next step is to pull the console and hope it is just the grommet.
Next step is to pull the console and hope it is just the grommet.
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Well the dreaded A6 shifter cable got me last night. Pulled into the garage, stopped the car and put it park (so I thought) and released the brake, only to have the car move forward. It ran into a 5 gallon bucket of paint I just bought for the exterior remodel we have in progress It it it hard enough to break the lower cabinet door when the paint was jammed into it. Surprisingly there is no damage to the car.
Next step is to pull the console and hope it is just the grommet.
Next step is to pull the console and hope it is just the grommet.
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The shift cable runs from the console shifter to the trans linkage. It is attached at each end with a hard nylon bushing. Those bushings can fail and the shift cable separates from the linkage.
If shifter moves freely without selecting gears, check that the cable is still attached at trans. Then pull console and see if still attached at shifter. If still attached at both ends, suspect a broken cable.
If shifter moves freely without selecting gears, check that the cable is still attached at trans. Then pull console and see if still attached at shifter. If still attached at both ends, suspect a broken cable.
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The shift cable runs from the console shifter to the trans linkage. It is attached at each end with a hard nylon bushing. Those bushings can fail and the shift cable separates from the linkage.
If shifter moves freely without selecting gears, check that the cable is still attached at trans. Then pull console and see if still attached at shifter. If still attached at both ends, suspect a broken cable.
If shifter moves freely without selecting gears, check that the cable is still attached at trans. Then pull console and see if still attached at shifter. If still attached at both ends, suspect a broken cable.
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I replaced my cable this past winter. Just as a maintenance thing, 100,000 on my vert. Had to remove the exhaust and tunnel plate. To replace the cable is a little tedious, but doable if you have mech.skills.
Pretty sure I'd do the whole cable even if one end grommet was broken. Might be a sign. The cable is less than $50 and almost just as much time to replace the whole thing as one end.
Pretty sure I'd do the whole cable even if one end grommet was broken. Might be a sign. The cable is less than $50 and almost just as much time to replace the whole thing as one end.
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Good thing there's no damage, just cable replacement.
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Well the dreaded A6 shifter cable got me last night. Pulled into the garage, stopped the car and put it park (so I thought) and released the brake, only to have the car move forward. It ran into a 5 gallon bucket of paint I just bought for the exterior remodel we have in progress It it it hard enough to break the lower cabinet door when the paint was jammed into it. Surprisingly there is no damage to the car.
Next step is to pull the console and hope it is just the grommet.
Next step is to pull the console and hope it is just the grommet.
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You can also get to both connectors by putting the car on a lift, dropping the exhaust pipes from the manifolds to the mufflers, then dropping the torque tube cover. Don't know which is faster, but if you go through the console, you have to bend the forward cable up to almost the breaking point to change the nylon clip! Just did this yesterday to a C5 (same setup) and it was way easier doing it from the bottom. And, if you change on clip, you might as well change both.
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You can also get to both connectors by putting the car on a lift, dropping the exhaust pipes from the manifolds to the mufflers, then dropping the torque tube cover. Don't know which is faster, but if you go through the console, you have to bend the forward cable up to almost the breaking point to change the nylon clip! Just did this yesterday to a C5 (same setup) and it was way easier doing it from the bottom. And, if you change on clip, you might as well change both.
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here you go.shifter side.rubber grommet dry rot and fails due to heat generated being to close proximty to torque tube.mine went out sometime last month.checked tranny side and its on its way out.replace both sides.if you look in search I have a pic. in there on the tranny side. kinda tight didnt have to unbolt my pipes just pop it off.
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From: farmington mo
Shift cable
Replace with new cable now and be done with it, patch up with grommets as I did and a few weeks later the plastic end broke from the cable by the shifter probably damaged this pulling the shifter to the side to unsnap the cable no room in there everything in there is exposed to alot of heat and my cable sleeve snapped like a straw.. 2008 16'000 miles plus headers..
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Originally Posted by barneygookle382
Replace with new cable now and be done with it, patch up with grommets as I did and a few weeks later the plastic end broke from the cable by the shifter probably damaged this pulling the shifter to the side to unsnap the cable no room in there everything in there is exposed to alot of heat and my cable sleeve snapped like a straw.. 2008 16'000 miles plus headers..
