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CAR not moving NEED HELP
Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 6:54 pm
by onewickedkid05
ok so i pulled into a space and my car wont disengage from reverse. shifter has no pull front to back and wont go side to side. so i popped my hood and saw the shifter cable is off of the threades rod (sits right behind the left side of the battery........how does that stay in place do i need a nut to screw on top or a pin or what pls help
Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 7:34 pm
by BlackRoseRacing
sounds like the cables bushings went bad.....time for boogers
Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 9:37 pm
by onewickedkid05
the rubber part blew out
ok so i put the rubber back in and am currently holding it in place with a speaker wire terminal connector.
So what do i need to buy to fix this and where can i get it in the next 2 days cause i thought the boogers were the little black part to the right of it
and what holds the bushing in place is it a pin a screw or does it just stick on there
Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 9:48 pm
by bone-yard-racing
Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 9:51 pm
by onewickedkid05
thats fine except its my only car i work on monday and i am not paying 50+ dollars to overnight it for tomorrow so is there anywhere i can buy a bushing for it at an auto store or dealer or something and then ill buy the boogers and do them all?
Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 10:42 pm
by bone-yard-racing
Zip ties are your friend in this instance. Just tie the cable end to the selector.
Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2009 11:03 pm
by occasional demons
My brother-inlaw put a hex nut in his. It has been there a while now. I've tried to get him to just buy some boogers, as it will wear the pin out after a while. But that should get you by reliably till you get some.
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 12:05 am
by onewickedkid05
not to sound stupid but how am i zip tieing it???
a zip tie through the white part arouind the selector or what?
ill just order the bushings tomorrow and hopefully by wed thur should be here.....hopefully it will last that long
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 8:48 am
by Danteneon
The Booger bushings are your only hope for a real fix (unless you want to spend $200.00 at the dealer for new cables). The other ways mentioned are simply temporary to get you moving.
Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2009 1:45 pm
by bone-yard-racing
Tie the white cable end to the selector shaft. There is no real wrong way to do it.
Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2009 10:27 pm
by onewickedkid05
so i got my boogers for under the hood (bought a half set) i gotta say my shifter feels like its in a vortex made it super stiff when shifting.
I LOVE it especially since i chopped a good inch off my shifter to begine with. Aint noway you wont know what gear its in lol
Cant wait to put the other half in
Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2009 10:22 am
by Maddog
Zip ties and duct tape - the world would fall apart w/out them
Glad to see you got your car back on the road
I had the same problem (both shifter bushings were shot, too), so I made one out of a piece of polyurethane, a couple of fender washers, and an E clip. I'll pin the other 3 bushings when I'm done with the rest of the car.