Exactly how it should be fixed so it doesn't happen again if only the engineers would have designed it that way in the first place I wouldn't have to buy a car before 5 years
You could also tap and maybe drill the hole and put the bolt in opposite direction of what you did in video and with the larger bolt you would not need to buy a new plastic sleeve. Make sure bolt is long enough so that cable is not bearing on threads. Install lock nut and tighten to bracket to secure it in place. Cut excess bolt length for clearances.
You needed to use a longer bolt and cut it off if there was an interference, because the cable parts are bearing on threads it should be bearing on the smoth part of the bolt. And you could tighten the nut unto the end of the threads to help lock it.
Gm should be in court/ sued for so many faulty & crapy plastic parts. I’ve heard engineers say they are told to build inferior engines & transmissions so that the TOP 1% can make millions.. they build cheap plastic crap on wheels. Thanks for showing how to overcome a bad design problem with your work.
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Exactly how it should be fixed so it doesn't happen again if only the engineers would have designed it that way in the first place I wouldn't have to buy a car before 5 years
Just put another bushing in it, and fix it properly. A good cold, snap, and it’ll break that plastic, or bind the shift linkage.
No weld solution.
You could also tap and maybe drill the hole and put the bolt in opposite direction of what you did in video and with the larger bolt you would not need to buy a new plastic sleeve. Make sure bolt is long enough so that cable is not bearing on threads. Install lock nut and tighten to bracket to secure it in place. Cut excess bolt length for clearances.
You needed to use a longer bolt and cut it off if there was an interference, because the cable parts are bearing on threads it should be bearing on the smoth part of the bolt. And you could tighten the nut unto the end of the threads to help lock it.
Drill the hole larger and use a sholder bolt.
package of nylon bushings: $20 (10 pcs @ $2), labour 10 minutes
demonstrated repair:
6 quarts of tranny fluid
tranny gasket
2 hours labour
miscellaneous hardware
cost: $400-$500
easy and cheap fix
Turn a 15 minute fix into 3 hours of shop time.
2 lbs of C4 would have fixed it, too.
Mordecai lol
Bonkers you did that to a customer's vehicle. That new plastic bushing would've lasted longer than the cars got left.
Gm should be in court/ sued for so many faulty & crapy plastic parts.
I’ve heard engineers say they are told to build inferior engines & transmissions so that the TOP 1% can make millions.. they build cheap plastic crap on wheels.
Thanks for showing how to overcome a bad design problem with your work.
The plastic got ROASTED by the exhaust pipe. Lucky it lasted 20 years.
I'd rather have GM's bad design than your badly welded bolt.