shifter linkage/trans question

[zsho]

Hello new forum people. I am definatly a sho newbie. zcars is more my thing, but thats beside the point. Anyways I purchased an 89 sho on Sunday and she has some shifting troubles (havent thought of a name for her yet)... But anyways when I bought it she ran great, but the shifter was all over the place. So today after class I started ripping the car apart. I find that of the two rods controling the shifter was completely unhooked from the trans (the one that controls left to right movement). So anyways I hook this back up and huzzah! a shifting car. I didnt try and drive it because I was battery-less. So I run to Autozone to buy a new battery and some zip ties to zip tie the rod until I buy new parts. I come back hook up everything. Zip tie everything down and guess what? The car started just fine, but the no shifting. It was like I was fighting with the trans. So I get back under the car, cut the zip ties and still no luck. I unbolt the part that holds it together and kinda mess around with it some more, but no luck... So anyways, I am looking for some suggestions. From searching the posts I found that this is a common problem. Could it be the trans itself? Thanks

 

[zsho]

http://www.shoforum.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=17;t=000719

this is good stuff... but it didnt really fix my problem.

 

[91taurisho]

You have a cable shift linkage, correct? If I am right in assuming that, this little Mopar clip should help...
Look here!!!

 

[zsho]

thanks, Ill give it a try today. Hopefully this will be fixed

 

[Camarok]

funny thing is... it happened to me.... 2 zip-ties have been holding it on for about 6000 miles! ****