This bushing in this part above the driver side axle on the transmission is almost completely gone. What is this part and what do I need to do to fix it? Thanks.

That is the shift cable end. I don't believe you can just buy the bushing. you have to buy the end.

There has been quite a few posts on this subject. There are a few different kinds of ends. Search around a bit till you find which one you need and then give Bill Jenkins a call.

Can anyone confirm that these are the part numbers for both cable ends for a 98?

XS8Z-7412-GA
F7RZ-7412-AA


Thanks

Kermit,

If you look back in my posts to about the first week in August for the post titled "It finally happened" you should find all you need to know.

Order the part from Bill Jenkins because other dealers don't seem to know how to read the catalog and will want to sell you the entire cable set, not just the ends. The parts are know as "collettes".

My recommendation after changing the entire end aznd having difficulty doing so, is to buy the cable end (collette) and remove the rubber bushing from the new part and change it over to the old cable end without removing the cable end from the cable.

Find my old thread.

Edit:

In the meantime, use a nylon tie to hold the cable end to the trans or you will end be stranded when the cable pops off and it is stuck in 2nd gear.

I saw in one of those old posts that TH recommended against swapping the bushing. Do you really think it's not damageing to the bushing to swap it?

And I imagine the cable ends have been like that since (and before) I bought the car in february. It's stayed on so far, including during some hard shifts. Definitely feels like crap though. It also doesn't always go into first. We thought it was a bent shift fork but it'll be great if it turns out to be this (I already bought all new shift forks, but it'll be nice to get some trouble free miles out of it before doing the work).

I had the bushing in and out of the new end with no drama. It is a tight fit and takes a bit of patience and muscle.

The cable end would not come off without cutting it off with a cut off wheel on my Dremel type tool. The black plastic portion of the cable end that stays on the cable was distorted from time and heat and would not allow the new cable end to slid into place without trimming the black plastic.

I really do feel that the better answer is to transfer the bushing by itself. Someone later posted that he had done just that and it worked well for him.

It's your car, so do what you want, but if your not careful you will end up needed to replace the entire cable set.

I reckon I will just transfer the bushing.

Now I think it's just the white cable end that is messed up, so should I not even touch the black one?

Thanks.

My recomendation is that you change the black bushing in the white cable end only. Do not try to remove the white cable end if you can help it.

On rereading this I think I missed your point. Yes, there are two cable ends. One is white and the other is white. The black rubber bushing in the white one is the one that gets all the wear and you probably do not need to worry about the black one.

Somehow I was picturing the black portion of the cable end that the white end attaches to. I completly mis-pictured it in my mind when I answered the first time.

It's cool.
I have the white cable end coming. I hate dealership prices. Only came out $1 cheaper than ordering from Bill, and that was after asking the parts guy for a lower price. Though atleast this guy is helpful, he's quickly gotten me hard to find parts before.

All you have to do is press the orange tab in and pull the end off. That rubber bushing is pressed in there. Just as easy to pull it off and slide a new one on IMO.

The white part on my car would not release. I had to cut it off. Once it was off, the new one would not go over the black plastic part of the cable end until I trimmed it.

Others have also reported this problem so that is why I recommend changing only the bushing if possible.

Also if you change only the bushing you don't need to worry about playing with the cable adjustment.

But whatever works for you.