manual camry problem need help

[DrkSkinKoolie]

ok so the other day when i was comming to a stop sign typical dwn shift 4th to 3rd then from 3rd to 2nd serious grinding no i just left it in neutral ... ok 1st to 2nd to 3rd and going into 4th the shifter became loose as if it wrnt attached to anything and it stayed in third gear ...... now my shifter moves all over the place and wont even go to whereas 5 and reverse ..... when i move the shifter and have someone look into the engine bay at the tranny the two dont move ... so im guessing its the cable that snapped ... if soo were can i get parts because toyota wants 400 for cables alone no bushings :/ ..... need help please and thank you .. ( toronto Ontario )

[chronoti]

yup cable frayed inside the wire, your boned toyota the only option, go with new cables i had a junk yard cable die on me in 3 months.

[lemegacool]

for the bushings just get the speed source ones... REALLY worht it for 25 bucks!

[DrkSkinKoolie]

thanks i managed to take it out of 3rd gear its in neutral now .... will only go into 2 4 and reverse but wont come back out .. and i have the speed source bushings but they were tooo small to fit :$ ................

[lemegacool]

Originally Posted by DrkSkinKoolie

thanks i managed to take it out of 3rd gear its in neutral now .... will only go into 2 4 and reverse but wont come back out .. and i have the speed source bushings but they were tooo small to fit :$ ................

really? mine slided right in the cables...

you sure you got the toyota ones?

[DrkSkinKoolie]

is there a diy step by step on how to remove the cables itself ?

[lemegacool]

Originally Posted by DrkSkinKoolie

is there a diy step by step on how to remove the cables itself ?

i can make you a quick one...

-begin by removing the pins on the transmission's shift arms and slide the cables out of the pins
-remove the cable locks by pulling/gently twisting them
-jack the front of the car up on jackstands and remove the 2 10mm bolts that holds the outer shift cable grommet in place to the external firewall
-now get into the car and pull the shift boot trim
-remove the lower center dash trim part (the one with thw ashtray (dont remember where the bolts are but they should be 10mm)
-pull the capet on the passenger side so you can have a look at the firewall
-you will now see a similar grommet to the one on the other side of the firewall. to remove the 2 10mm bolts that are quite difficult to reach i highly suggest using one of those little ratcheting box end wrenches





-once you finally get the bolts out of the grommet unbolt the shifter and disconnect the cables from it
-then just pull the cables through the firewall and reinstall new ones !

if you have any question just ask!

[chronoti]

lawl at the last picture because it's true .... seriously it sucks removing that bolt

[LynchburgCSI]

This is getting added to the sticky que.