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I just got a 98 SVT and i have had it all but a week, its a beautiful car! heres the thing, last night i was going to a buddys house and i was making a left onto his street and i went to downshift and the sifter felt like it was disconnected. so it was stuck in 3rd gear and i made it to his house on that. so i got there and we jacked it up and put stands inder it and i slid under it and looked around, and what do you know, one of the cables was disconnected from the part that goes into the transmission. and it looked like its missing a little bushing and a "e" clip. Im an engineer and i could make the part and i have "e" clips, what should i do? do u think a brass bushing would work or should i call up a dealer and get a replacement part. And the car didnt come with a warranty well any help would be greatly appreciated. -adam

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same thing happened to me third gear and all it was my fault spilt brake fliud on the lingage well the part is avalible from ford there is acually two they are made of plastic and have a rubber grommet inside no clip it does look like a clip would help the hardest part was geting the old one off cause you dont want to break the plastic type cable it is connected to and there is a little adjustment once you install the new one i used a pocket saw to get the old off

oh yea the part was only like 10 dollars but if you make it from brass it will probally out last the rubber ford put in

Thanks Guys... do u happen to know the part number, so i dont sound like a jackass talking to the parts guy. thanks so much

i dont have the part number but they should be able to show you a print out my dealer did it shows both on the same page they acually ordered both and let me take the one i needed cause on the print they looked the same hope your dealer is as cool as mine was

yeah theres two linkages, i only need the one. the brass thing is alright, but i just got the car, and i want the satisfaction of knowing i have the right part down there, i think im gonna go to a ford dealer tomorrow, i hope they know what im talking about. so what is that darn thing called anyways? thanks for the help man