PLs HELP SS turns ugly

[SPORT injected]

I wrote a post awhile back about the shop that installed my SS and bushings had screwed something up because the shifter cable boot (i think thats what its called) was not attached when they completed the job and the shifting felt a little weird.

I brought it back to the shop and they said all that was was a "dust cover" and it really wasnt necessary for it to be re-attached, but to make to happy they put a hose clamp around it to keep it in place.

Well yesterday when I was driving from West Palm to Tampa the shifter started to feel very loose and slushy. When I got to Tampa I opened the hood and found that the the end of the boot they had put the clamp on ripped off from the rubber. Needless to say this needs to be fixed because I can tell a HUGE difference with that "dust boot" being off.

I posted 2 pictures of what it looks like. Could someone pls tell me what the name of that part is that needs to be replaced so I can order one from HondaPartsDeals and get it fixed? Also would you guys happen to know how difficult it would be to replace? Sorry for the long post and thanks for the help.

[m1k3]

why would they even need to touch that to install the bushings?

when i installed my cable bushings i never looked twice at those.

i would call the shop and have them pay for a tow to the nearest honda dealer

[Agnt004]

Originally Posted by m1k3

why would they even need to touch that to install the bushings?

when i installed my cable bushings i never looked twice at those.

i would call the shop and have them pay for a tow to the nearest honda dealer

What he said. I never touched that part of the cable when I installed my shifter brushings. It looks like its misaligned with the hole.

[rkalloo]

any update on this? you need to get that fixed asap
i have the same problem,it was fine for about 2 months now but now its gotten to the point where i cant engage reverse or 2,4,6 gears because the cableis pushing too far off to the left side... its disgusting i need to get mine fixed...and soon...

[ianwells100]

for the first fella, i hope all worked out

i'll admit, my bushings (corsport, not happy with the manufacture of that product), in wrestling it to get in, same thing, it came out, however, a stern push in, and it pops back into place, just make sure its pushed in tight, there is a ring 'clamp' that should provide enough pinch to keep it in, otherwise, i'd carefully take some needle nosed pliers nad apply pressure to make it tighter

let me know how it goes, as said, mine's in good shape now, but overall not impressed with the product, or the design of that part of our transmission

[Streethonda06]

i had that same problem... at high rpms when u shift into second it grinds like crazy!!!!

You need to make sure that is all back together i fixed mine and its been great so far!!

[rkalloo]

what did u use to fix it?i thionk at this point mine is unfixable, the flex in the cable when going to gears 2,4,6 and especially reverse is uncurable and the whole thing needs to be replaced

ive tried zip ties, clamps. contact cement
everything works temporarily, but then it gives out
right now its working so-so with contact cement
however its gonna poploose any second, i have to baby the transmission, on top of that, reverse is still very hard to get in
what soplution did u use

[ianwells100]

just push it in, thats all thats needed

push it hard, squeeze it a tad, but it should pop in... then if need be, use something to 'tighten' the clamp thats on there, but it really shouldn't be necessary

[rkalloo]

ive tried that
keeps popping loose
why? you ask?
cuz ive been driving with the thing loose for 2 mths,and i thought nothing of it,but at a certain point, the cable gives in and gets looser and looser and eventually gets too loose

[ScottPrindle]

so people probably shouldnt get these bushings? what did you guys do differently than everyone that praises these?

[rkalloo]

i can tell you right now how i messed up...
i dint unbolt the three bolts when i tried adjusting after the install... make sure u unbolt those bolts!! very important, even if its a lil adjustement!

they install fine and work great

[ianwells100]

Originally Posted by rkalloo

ive tried that
keeps popping loose
why? you ask?
cuz ive been driving with the thing loose for 2 mths,and i thought nothing of it,but at a certain point, the cable gives in and gets looser and looser and eventually gets too loose

the looseness isn't the wire becoming 'loose' or anything like that, the looseness comes from the wire bending as you apply pressure (cahnge gear), 2, 4, 6, and R and all 'pushes' on the wire, with no support at that point where the rubber grommit goes, it'll just bend. so perhaps the wire is bent? not sure, but it should still pop right in there...

i'm not condoning this, as it may not work, but maybe try putting some lube (a very small amount) on the wire where the grommit is, so that it'll slide smoother when you pop it back in (and tighten the clamp), so then there'll be no pressure on the grommit to be pushed back out


as for buying this product, i wouldn't buy it again, i don't think its a precision item at all, i appreciate that its got to be tight, but it down right was not built right, i tried for hours to line it up, etc, all the time, same thing happened... plus, i'm no rookie with cars, or engineering items, and i'd say it just wasn't a quality piece, so no, in hindsight, i could never advise this product - but just from my experience

[rkalloo]

guys where can i get this cable? its so expensive at the dealer!! here in canada at least....
they are charging for BOTH cables even tho i only need one, because thats how they sell em. 459$ + tax = ~530$$

where else can i buy this.. thanks for the help

[olieebur]

is it the plastic piece that got disconnected to the rubber piece? and on the inside the shifter cable? mine broke off too when i was installing it.. gears 2,4,6 and reverse were all loose and engaged late. what i did was put super glue inside the rubber tube and on the plastic piece and pushed it in tight. then i kept applying super glue over it just in case it gets loose after about 3 minutes of drying.. hasn't disconnecetd again yet.. but it's only been a week so i'll see what happens