I had the cable break by the lever on my 95. Beleive it or not the lever only cost around $35. I though I would have had to pull one out of the junk yard but only $35 for a new one sounded OK.

Rich S

1998 SVT 1995 Contour 2.5 MTX 215K miles Son's car(dead and buried) 1997 Contour 2.0 ATX 1998 Contour 2.5 ATX 2004 Tauras Wagon 3.0 Duratec