(5sfe)removing shifter cabling?? Options

[match220]

This is pissing me off to the point to where I almost want to just cut the cables and figure it out after i pull the engine/tranny out..the picture is below..the last time i took out a tranny there was a bracket that held the cables to the transmission that I just had to unbolt, the celica doesn't have that..it looks like there is a nut to spin, but it doesn't seem to do anything. (by the way) does anyone want some JDM tails for a celica hatchback? I have the convertible and they don't fit..i'll ship them to your door..$280 obo..

[Batman722]

you are doing it wrong, it's easy.

there is a "C" clip holding it in. You can see the top of it from your pic. Just get a pair of vise grips or plyers and pull it strait up (you may want to wiggle it side to side a bit and spray some PB Blaster on it) and the clip will come out. Then the cable just comes right off the bracket.

the same clips hold the cables to the shifter arms of the tranny, so you have 4 in total I believe.

[match220]

i've been pulling and pulling dude..the things aren't coming out..are you sure you are telling me the right way? When you really look at it there doesn't seem to be a way to pull it up..if I could move the square washer-type piece with the lip down toward the transmission then the cable should be able to shift and I'd be able to pull it up as you say..

[Batman722]

they come strait out. They are difficult to get out sometimes, that's why PB Blaster is your friend.

here's a pic of them



get vise grips on the lip, then kinda rock them from side to side, they will come out.

[match220]

the diagram is kinda how i was imagining it..but i can't get it out..i've never used PB blaster..where do I get it?

[Batman722]

walmart or any auto parts store. PB Blaster is a penetrating spray



"Quickly breaks loose the surface tension of frozen parts and protects against further rust and corrosion"

^^from their site

google it or ask anyone, the stuff is amazing and works.

[match220]

sweet..there's a walmart a mile up the road..i'm using WD40, but i don't guess it's good enough..i'll go buy the PB blaster later on probably..

[alltracman78]

PB Blaster/Deep Creep > WD40

[match220]

wow..i don't believe it. The c clip just slipped out with a little wiggle...that stuff is amazing! You have no idea how hard i pulled on it after it had just sat overnight with wd40, the thing didn't budge. But PB blaster..that stuff's amazing!

[Batman722]

wow..i don't believe it. The c clip just slipped out with a little wiggle...that stuff is amazing! You have no idea how hard i pulled on it after it had just sat overnight with wd40, the thing didn't budge. But PB blaster..that stuff's amazing!

see, I told you so it wasn't that hard

[Rockford]

Batman... i need your help; do you know the part number of the shifter cable???

anyone know the price???

the shifter cable from the 5s-fe fit on my ST202 (3s-fe)???

I need the answer ASAP because my cable gone wrecked so bad!

[Batman722]

st202 without SS is

33820-2b321

and st204

33820-2b321

they are the same

[Rockford]

st202 without SS is

33820-2b321

and st204

33820-2b321

they are the same

thanks a lot!!!

[Rockford]

st202 without SS is

33820-2b321

and st204

33820-2b321

they are the same

where do you get all that info???

[hitcachi]

st202 without SS is

33820-2b321

and st204

33820-2b321

they are the same

where do you get all that info???

hes a robot.

[Rockford]

Done, i changed mine....

here cost like 300$

[BonzaiCelica]

yes guys I know its an old thread so be it.

I just got a shifter cable from a 95 camry dx. The camry obviously has a s54 transmission. So will it fit on our 94-99 Celica gt transmission?? Is it the same exact length? I"m using the main shifter cable that attaches to the base of the shift knob. the cable that does most of the work.

[trdproven]

Not sure if you meant the Camry was S54 trans (M/T) or A104E trans (A/T), i mean it is possible to have a M/T Camry though. But heres what I got based on the M/T cable.

Im comparing the two, and the differences are.

1. Different part numbers
2. Exterior cover grommet is different and location
3. more c-clip retainers than the celica for holding it stable
4. camry ones look a bit longer
5. One camry cable is 1 part number and the other is a different part number, in the celica, there is only 1 part number for the shifter cable assembly.
6. Those part numbers don't even cross reference (or used in other cars), meaning the celica and the camry both use different shifter cables all together.

I'm not confident they would fit....or even if it would, looks like it would need the grommet modified, and where the c-clips go. Good Luck

This post has been edited by trdproven: Jul 19, 2012 - 10:19 PM

[njccmd2002]

im most likely can get some oem shifters, if you need some..

[BonzaiCelica]

the part number above, is that for both camry cables???

Yes trdproven, I pulled the cable from a 95 Toyota Camry DX witch has a 5sfe mated to a S54 transmission.

Would you like me to post pictures with the length and up close pics. perhaps someone else has one that way we can compare pics. I don't want to pull mine only to find out I've wasted time in pulling the cable and interior pieces.