The detent cable on my shifter has stretched. Last week it streched enough that it would no longer let the shifter move far enough to go into reverse. Faced with buying a new shifter (nearly $200 - ouch!) I decided to experiement. I found I could put one layer of thick washers between the shifter and lower mechanism and still have the forward speeds work with no clearance issues, but this wasn't enough to get the transmission to shift into reverse. When I examined the actual "dog" I found it was a trapizoid shape, a little over a quarter inch at the base next to he shifter and a little less at the tip. I simple increased the angle across the bottom of the dog with a grinder. Now it will go into reverse just fine and the forward speeds also work.
Given the cable is so strechy I assume this is a short lived solution. Does anyone know how to disasemble these shifters and move the attachment point for this cable? Is the only "long-term" solution to pop for a new shifter? There are lots of things on the car I would rather spend $200 on!
John Harvey
Given the cable is so strechy I assume this is a short lived solution. Does anyone know how to disasemble these shifters and move the attachment point for this cable? Is the only "long-term" solution to pop for a new shifter? There are lots of things on the car I would rather spend $200 on!
John Harvey