Thread: Replacing the shifter cable

On your cable from Ed, it there a molded gromet on it?

I have never replaced one on a GP, but I have on other pontiacs, and some have a rubber gromet thats molded onto the cable that goes thru the firewall. You may have to pop that out. I know its a real PITA to get out.

You may want to send a PM to trannyman95 as I am sure he has done a few.

webracin

Thanks for replying.

But I managed to get it installed. The problem was not the rubber grommet. There was a grommet on the old cable, but not the new. So I used the old one. But the grommet came right out.

The problem was getting the shifter cable to go in between the floorboards and the plastic vent ducting. I was able to get it out by yanking the heck out of it. It eventually came. And I knew it was going to be hard to get back in so I tired a string to the end of it. When I tried pulling the new one back through, I broke the string. So I had to use screwdrivers, pry bar, and cut the hell out of my hands and arms to get it pushed under the ducting back to the shifter.

It was a pain in the ass job that I hope to never have to do again.