What's wrong here??? shifter cable/bracket or link?

[digimurda]

i didnt even hook it up to the shifter, i pushed it in from the other end all the way and thats as far as it extends.

 

[digimurda]

i also think the bracket housing where the cable and clip go on the bracket is too big/open.
anyone got one for sale?

 

[bill]

Not true Pontiac.... In Park is the farthest extension on the trans...this cable is pulled by the shifter as it goes back towards 1st gear. Park pushes it all the way towards the front of the car.

 

[bill]

i also think the bracket housing where the cable and clip go on the bracket is too big/open.
anyone got one for sale?

are you refering to the shifter bracket in the car or on the transmission? Did your car come with a 3 or 4 speed from the factory? Are you reusing the original shifter or did you buy another one?

 

[digimurda]

i also think the bracket housing where the cable and clip go on the bracket is too big/open.
anyone got one for sale?

are you refering to the shifter bracket in the car or on the transmission? Did your car come with a 3 or 4 speed from the factory? Are you reusing the original shifter or did you buy another one?

Here's the deal,
I bought the car with a b&m shifter, I couldnt stand the looks and the way to use it,
So I bought a 4speed stock shifter from another 442, but the thing is the b&m shifter and bracket was installed with a b&m cable that cannot be adapted to the stock shifter, so that's where this headache started.
Are you sure u bought yours from autozone? Yours does extend more than mine.

 

[bill]

i also think the bracket housing where the cable and clip go on the bracket is too big/open.
anyone got one for sale?

are you refering to the shifter bracket in the car or on the transmission? Did your car come with a 3 or 4 speed from the factory? Are you reusing the original shifter or did you buy another one?

Here's the deal,
I bought the car with a b&m shifter, I couldnt stand the looks and the way to use it,
So I bought a 4speed stock shifter from another 442, but the thing is the b&m shifter and bracket was installed with a b&m cable that cannot be adapted to the stock shifter, so that's where this headache started.
Are you sure u bought yours from autozone? Yours does extend more than mine.

heres my 4speed shifter.....and another picture of the old 3sp shifter....the difference is where the cable stop is at the front...the 4sp shifter pushes the cable sheething (SP) out more towards the trans...
4sp

3sp

 

[bill]

I don't think it's the shift lever, if u look at the center mounting hole on the 200r4 lever, the hole is at a 11 o'clock angle and the one I have not angled, when u mount the levers do remember they go on at an angle (2- oclock) when in the Park position. So it will be at the same distance.
I'm thinking the problem is the cable.

I agree...the shifter lever shown for the 2004r would put the steering lock linkage in the wrong position in park position...

Edit: fingers working faster than brain...

 

[pontiacgp]

Not true Pontiac.... In Park is the farthest extension on the trans...this cable is pulled by the shifter as it goes back towards 1st gear. Park pushes it all the way towards the front of the car.

I thought about that when I was out for lunch, when I posted that I think my mind was already out to lunch..

 

[digimurda]

yea, i have the 4speed shifter, i shouldnt have to mount the cable on the shifter to make it extend out all the way on the transmission side, i just pulled it out and measured it on the transmission.
i think its still a cable issue,
bill' yours looks different even on the other end.
see picture of mine.

 

[bill]

Yeah...I bought mine at AZ...CA1102 is the part number. Yours looks like the CA1130, which they list online for the 4speed. What is the part number of your cable?

just pulled the bag from the trash bin....I lied...lol....I have the ca1130 cable. however, it is possible that the part was bagged wrong, or the part you bought was bagged wrong. Im calling a buddy at AZ to help me out with this...did you buy another cable from AZ..or Advance?
I still think you have the right cable...but the part numbers are just fubar'd at AZ and Advance...if you didnt buy it at AZ...take your cable to them and see if theres matches yours...might be the issue. the sheath length may be diff on the advance part...not sure.