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YOUR RESEARCHShifter cable problem (with pics). Help!
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Its not uncommon for the metal piece to get deformed if someone uses a bit too much force to remove the cable.
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And somehow they decided to use plastic tabs for the other cable
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other option is to drill 2 holes in the tips of the U and use saftey wire, ive seen 100+ cars with zip ties and never seen any have problems
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However I would say you are just fine using the zip tie and I wouldn't worry with it being held in like that.
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Hi guys,
One of my shifter cables keeps coming off the bracket on the transmission side. It looks like it's supposed to be locked in place by the built-in black plastic locking tabs on the cable. I pushed it back in but the plastic tabs are not catching well so it will come loose easily.
The other cable (the odd/even gear selector) has brass metal locking tabs instead and it's rock solid.
Any ideas why the design are different for the two cables? And how could I keep the first cable from sliding out of that bracket?
Thanks,
Ahsai
On the cable with the plastic clip, the metal piece that goes around the outside of the plastic tabs is probably deformed and not letting the two plastic tabs fully extend. Its not uncommon for the metal piece to get deformed if someone uses a bit too much force to remove the cable. However I would say you are just fine using the zip tie and I wouldn't worry with it being held in like that.
Thanks PTEC. What you said makes sense. I wonder what the Porsche engineers were thinking. They got the other cable designed right with metal tabs and all. And somehow they decided to use plastic tabs for the other cable
Maybe it's a joke.
Seems like the metal clip on the plastic tabs is to prevent the tabs from extending too far but then the tabs can't lock if they don't extend enough as you said
Yea as much as I hate a zip tie on my Porsche, I can't think of a better solution for now.
- Ahsai
Thanks Brad. 100+ cars with zip ties?
Yea, drilling holes did cross my mine but then I have to remove the braket from the transmission...it will be the most elegant and robust fix though for sure.
- Ahsai
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