[Shotimes] Broken Shift Cable..(was shifter linkage problem)

[Carl Prochilo]

Jared,  Someone had posted earlier on the subject of salvaging the cables on
a rod shifter conversion saying that the many times people just cut the
cables because of the difficulty of snaking the cables through the firewall.

In the shop manual I see two cable assemblies listed:  7W051 (shift cable)
and 7A477 (selector cable).

Cheers,
Carl Prochilo
92 Ultra Red Crimson
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jared gardner" <jmcbgardner@hotmail.com>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2003 9:06 AM
Subject: [Shotimes] Broken Shift Cable..(was shifter linkage problem)


> Well last night I was able to get in and probe around a little better.  It
> appears, unfortunately that the cable that is responsible for forward and
> backward engagement on the tranny is broke.  It explains why when I put
the
> car in neutral from underneath and then I'm able to put it in 2nd, 4th,
and
> reverse, but can not put it in 1st, 3rd or 5th.  In the first set of gears
> listed it is pushing the cable and then it pushes the against the end of
the
> broken piece allowing the engagement.  However when trying to go into the
> others it is pulling away and there is zero resistance.  So my next
> questions are as follows:  Does anyone who has completed the rod shifter
> conversion have their old cables lying aroung?  Does anyone know a part
> number?  What is the removal process?  Thanks again in advance.
>
> Jared Gardner
> '91 White/Mocha 97K with a broken shift cable
>
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