Hello,

96 RS Camaro with V6 and auto trans.

Just had it towed home and appears the shift linkage broke off right where the cable connects to the transmission.

The cable itself appears to be fine. Appears the stud broke off that the cable hooks to.

Does anyone know if this stud might be a removable? Maybe I get lucky and it's not welded in place onto the shift linkage arm and I won't have to start modifying things? Hmmm..

Thanks for any thoughts.

 

are you talking about the shift arm? to your left in the photo. if so yes it is a stud/shaft that goes into the trans.

 

Excellent, thanks for the reply. YES that's it. Thanks for posting, it was dark last night when I unloaded from the tow truck.

I see the bolt in the pic that holds the "shift arm" on. Looks like it's going to be an easy fix, just buy a new shift arm!

Thanks for the help! I wonder if I can find it on ebay or am I stuck ordering it from the dealer...? HMM

Anybody know what the transmission is called on this baby?

UPDATE: $25 bucks on ebay, I hope I got the right one! : )

 

the shaft that comes out of the trans that has threads on it. the shift arm fits onto the shaft and is held on by the nut. you most likely busted the ball that the cable end goes to. better crawl under there and have a look

 

Yes, that's where it broke, I did get a look as I used pliers to take it out of gear so we could unload it from the tow truck, but was in a hurry and it was dark so hadn't noticed the simple bolt that removes the arm. So looks like I am all set without much effort.

I appreciate the picture and your assistance!

 

once you get it together reset the cable Adjust A4 Trans Linkage

 

Excellent, thanks again! Will do.

 

You got lucky,most of the time the little round end of the cable brake off. Then you have to buy a hole new cable just to get the end.There about 50 bucks. What we did was just replace the end IF the cable was good.

 

Yes it's definitely the stud that busted off and not the cable end. Hopefully cable still has some life left in it... : )

 

Got the arm fixed, now the cable fell off since it's a bit loose and worn out. Any special notes for replacing it? I have the new one, looks pretty straight forward...