cant connect the shifter to the trans

[bolsterboy]

shifter linkage, that little ball and socket on the cable shifter, is their something we are missing or not understanding as to why it will not say in place, ill get a picture of it asap, cause im gonna walk over to the friends house where im storing it, the pictures will be up in an hour, and no more of that yahoo crap

we cant get it to stay in, and ford is telling me that i effed up the socket thing taking it apart, and its a $188 part, so im not wasting my money when i can make a clasp or if any one has any better ideas

 

[shofun93]

is the inside edge of the socket sloted? I was able to press some solid copper wire (14 AWG) into the slot and then snap it back onto the ball. Saved me on my 91 which kept slipping off. After that it never came off again. Other than that you will have to replace the entire cable. It may not be the best idea, but it was cheap and it worked for over a year until I sold it.

GL, Jason

 

[bolsterboy]

doesnt sound like too bad an idea to me, is 14 AWG just a wire guage, or what should i look for to be putting in there

 

[shofun93]

yes, just some 14 gauge solid wire with the plastic stripped off. only used about 1/4th inch on each side.

 

[egroce11]

Not sure of where I found it on the internet but it is somewhere on one of the sho sites, there is a clip that will hold the cable onto the ball, it is made by dodge, (chrysler corp) that they use on their trnas. I used one for a year until I got my rod shifter, they cost around $3.00. If I can find the article I'll post it. I know this dosen't help with out the part #, but it will let you know there is a fix out there.

 

[shofun93]

I have also seen the dodge clip. Any local dealer shoud have a few and they are cheap. They were used alot on Dodge shadows, sundances and lancers. They were called shifter boot clips I think.

GL

 

[bolsterboy]

well, news, i found an 89 first gen in the junk yard, seems to have things done to it, so im gonna strip the thing bare, i need a possie to go with and help me get every single little think i can get, it is in really nice condition for being in the junk yard, and it is the easyest place ever to make a 5 finger discount, no dont do that its terrible ,wink, but yeah, it had an sho stearing wheel, never seen one of those before