91 Caravan Tranny Cable

My gear select cable is starting to bind. I understand the connection
at the transmission, but how difficult is it to change out the cable
at the shifter end?

 

Could it be a motor or tranny mount that's failed? /mark

 

Nope, all mounts are new. It's definitely a cable problem.

 

I'm not familiar with that vehicle, but since you haven't gotten any
direct replies yet, I'll just say that on other vehicles that have a
shifter cable (I'm only personally familiar with the 2nd gen LH cars,
whose early shifter cables had a corrosion/binding problem - I've
rpelaced the cable on both my Concordes), on the shifter end (I'm
assuming yours is a column shifter), you would remove the steering
column covers and you would then see some attachment for the cable
sheath (might be a clip securing it to a feature or bracket on the
column), and a ball joint at the end of the cable itself that needs to
be popped off of a rod that is part of or mechanically linked to the
shift lever.

On floor shifters, it's a matter of removing the shift knob and bezel,
then detaching the cable sheath and cable end similar to the column shifter.

Sorry to be so general - maybe someone who knows the details of that
vehicle will post.

 

Bill, thanks for your reply. It's a column shifter. From what you say,
it sounds like it may not be that bad after the column covers come off.

 

You do not need to remove the colum covers. the cable attaches to the column
at the base. There is a U clip that can be tricky to deal with but it is not
impossible. Use a flat blade screwdriver to pop the cable off of the lever
and then use the screwdriver to remove the u clip. from there it is cake.

Bryan

Bill, thanks for your reply. It's a column shifter. From what you say,
it sounds like it may not be that bad after the column covers come off.

 

Thanks for clarifying that, Bryan.