DAVES89 Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 It must be more of a southern part of the country thing as none of my Reattas have ever had this issue. And we are talking high mile Reattas 300,000 mile cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Walker Posted July 7, 2021 Share Posted July 7, 2021 The video Ronnie provided was quite helpful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RemSteele Posted July 7, 2021 Topic Author Share Posted July 7, 2021 Team, It appears the cable is discontinued. If anyone has a parts match information, it would great. Part # 1638814 https://www.gmpartsgiant.com/parts/gm-cable-asm-1638814.html Yes the YouTube vidio making it look easy. Lets hope. RJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RemSteele Posted July 9, 2021 Topic Author Share Posted July 9, 2021 Wish me luck. PVGP here I come. It's on tight. Ronnie you ol wise one. It is brittle plastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 29 minutes ago, RemSteele said: Ronnie you ol wise one. It is brittle plastic. I can't tell for sure from the photo but there appears to be a chunk that is broken off the side. Is that correct? If so, would you recommend the bushing to others after installing one on your car? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RemSteele Posted July 10, 2021 Topic Author Share Posted July 10, 2021 Tough call. You are correct, a small section broke off. I think l was lucky. It's a 30 year old piece of plastic that's not to far from a heat sheild. I think it could have been much worse. It does not appear to be area that takes the most stress, hopefully the new bushing protects. I wasn't instructed on how to wire the it down. (My cars are drivers, shows in NC, Maine and Pittsburgh) Not thrilled about a piece of wire holding my trans cable. My zip tie idea was out due to the heat shield (l think in a pinch it can get you home). It appears the part is discontinued. The jury is still out. Thanks, RJ PS Maybe a "C" clamp similar to hood strut clamp (sizing) for additional support. Still working with a brittle 30 year old piece of plastic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 I hope the repair bushing holds up. I'm thinking if mine breaks I might try to drill a small hole in the arm where I can hook a small coil spring, then hook the other end of the spring on the metal rod at the end of the cable. That would hold downward tension on the cable to keep it on the arm while allowing the arm and cable to move freely. Don't know if that would work. Just thinking out loud. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RLTherio Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 (edited) How is that plastic part attached to the cable shaft? Is it just molded right to the cable shaft? My thoughts are to find a correct size ball and socket joint to replace the plastic joint completely. Edited July 10, 2021 by RLTherio 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RemSteele Posted July 10, 2021 Topic Author Share Posted July 10, 2021 Ding, ding, ding ding, ding, ding !!!!I That's seems like a good idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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