how to remove shifter cables?

[2GEEZEY]

Im trying to take out my cables and there is absolutely no way to get them through the firewall im stumped, there removed from the tranny and I unbolted the rubber grommet by the fire wall but cant remove them from the shifter base

suggestions?

 

[jakk220]

They should just be held onto the shifter with clips that you take out and then they will come off of the shifter. They are a pain in the ass to replace because of all the tight spaces but they will come out.

Edit: I would also recommend you take them out through the engine bay. It will go easier that way

 

[2GEEZEY]

thanks for the quick response, how do I take the clips off? it seems like there stuck on a welded bracket on the shifter base

 

[jakk220]

No problem man. They press on from the top so you just slide them off. Sometimes there a pain to get off but if you get a screw driver and pry on them or a hammer it will help. They look like this if it helps.

STM: OEM MITSUBISHI SHIFTER CABLE CLIP | 90-99 DSM | MB367526

 

[2GEEZEY]

yeah that's what im having a problem with thanks for the help im going to try and pry them out just didn't think it would be such a hassle I didn't want to break anything

 

[jakk220]

No problem. Yeah they don't seem like something that would be a hassle but they are sometimes . Just have to give those clips hell and they will come off.

 

[Purple_Demon]

Use a pair of vise grips and pull them off. Thats what I had to do to mine.