Broke the Shift cable

[Rotorocious]

I was leaving my friends yard and got on the street when I went to shift into 2nd, and it was just limp.
I can still shift the tranny manually with my hand by the motor. I was able to get it in first and drive it home.
Now I'm pretty sure its the shifter cable. Side to side motion is still somewhat there, but the forward backward motion isn't, it just slides back and forth like the cable wasn't connected
I took off the shifter console and both selector and shifter cables are both still connected to the shifter. The cables are also both still clipped in the mounted holder things. I looked back at the motor and everything is still connected but the shifter cables look a bit odd.
When I try to shift, the cables move alittle but only like a millimeter.
IF I manually put it in 2nd, then I can push up on the shifter in the car and it will shift to 1st.
So ya I think its the shifter cable. $139....ouch. Could be worse.

[J8127]

for 139 you mite wanna be sure its the shifter cable, but thats what you get for doing doughnuts in his yard :taunt: (or was it somewere else?)

[Patrick]

for 139 you mite wanna be sure its the shifter cable

No Shit.
:roll:

[J8127]

its the extent of the help I can offer, but I really just wanted to get the doughnut thing in :D

[ju015dd]

:joystick:

[Rotorocious]

No I didn't do "doughnuts".
And I'm about 97% sure its the shift cable. I'm going to replace both, the shifter and selector cables since the stick doesn't move side to side smoothly.
Just the age of the cable took its toll. Just another thing taking a bite out of my motor fund, oh well shit happens.
I knew it was going to happen eventually. The new cables I got in mind were heat tested with a propane torch and are alot stronger (not to mension cheaper) than the stock cables.
Its all good. I got my backup car and all. I'll order the cables tomorrow and I'll have the car back up by the end of the week.
Thanks

[wannabeVobra]

screw you, die! hope your car burns in a ditch with you in it. :leg:

:qball: that looks like guinness, which is my fav beer!

[J8127]

Vobra I herd you would trade cars with me, up for it?

[Rotorocious]

Chris are you drunk already? :mike:
I got the part in friday. I had both cables installed at around 2 am.
I might let you drive it now. :joystick: Shifts like butta now



and X(justin) that "avatar" is just wrong

[J8127]

Chris are you drunk already? :mike:
I got the part in friday. I had both cables installed at around 2 am.
I might let you drive it now. :joystick: Shifts like butta now



and X(justin) that sig is just wrong

if you dont stop saying butta im gonna slash your right side tires, put a case of beer in the back of your car, and send you on your way.

and the sig is funny, the avatar is wrong :lol:

[Rotorocious]

do that and I'll cut your head off with a bowie and wear it as a hat.

[wannabeVobra]

sure we can trade cars. i dont know when i typed that big A, so maybe i was drunk. hmmmmmm beerthirty

[J8127]

lol, swing by sometime :tu: