i bought a shift cable for my 94 sl2, i have it all installed correctly, the adjuster is open, and the cable seems like its too long? it works fine until i try to put it into park, then it pops out of the bracket on the backside of my transmission... anyone know of anything i can do to fix it??

 

aftermarket or OEM (Saturn) part?

 

im pretty sure its aftermarket, i bought it from advanced auto parts, and its a dorman brand cable

 

if it's dorman it's unfortunately usually crap

sounds like the cable may indeed be too long

try the saturn part -- or at least bring the dorman to the dealership to see if it is indeed too long -- you then have grounds for return

you may run into the "we wont order it unless you pay up front" from the Satty dealership if it is not in stock. for obvious reasons they are keeping inventory to a minimum

get the satty part and it should fit

 

thats what i was afraid of lol, the good thing is that my aunt is the manager at the advanced auto parts i bought it from, so it will be easy to return lol

thanks for the help! if that does turn out to be the problem ill post it

 

I have no idea how many times I have heard the doorman cable is crap .........