94 Dakota 2wd Shifter cable
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94 Dakota 2wd Shifter cable
My gear shifter moves with no resistance (gear selection). I can change gears from under the truck. I can't find where the shifter cable comes through the fire wall and up to the column shifter. I have the shrouds off the steering column but cannot see the shifter cable. Please provide advise or link to some good pictures and/or instruction video. Thanks, Charles
Skip this question. I found the problem. There is no shifter cable. Part of the linkage underneath came out of a retainer.
Skip this question. I found the problem. There is no shifter cable. Part of the linkage underneath came out of a retainer.
Last edited by gonetothehills41; Sep 23, 2020 at 10:06 AM. Reason: Problem fixed.
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There IS no shifter cable on the 1st Gen, it's a linkage.
See, for instance, the attached page in the parts list (I downloaded from the link in the FAQ).
I will bet the nylon bushings have failed with age, and it's come apart.
You didn't specify 42RH/46RH (V6/V8), but this part is the same for both.
Call outs 1 and 6 were still available from the dealership as of August 2020; call out 8 isn't, but there's a usable part in the HELP! product line. (No, I don't remember the part number, wish I had noted it! But it's the assortment with the castellated nylon bushing in it.)
RwP
See, for instance, the attached page in the parts list (I downloaded from the link in the FAQ).
I will bet the nylon bushings have failed with age, and it's come apart.
You didn't specify 42RH/46RH (V6/V8), but this part is the same for both.
Call outs 1 and 6 were still available from the dealership as of August 2020; call out 8 isn't, but there's a usable part in the HELP! product line. (No, I don't remember the part number, wish I had noted it! But it's the assortment with the castellated nylon bushing in it.)
RwP
