Well, I got my new motor and tranny installed in my '96 Tahoe, and was just about to fire her up and test it out, but I figured I'd test shift the gears before starting. That's when I found out that the tranny wasn't shifting properly (though it shifts fine with channel locks manually on the trans. Well, I realized I had left off the tranny shift cable bracket that bolts onto the rear of the tranny to keep the entire cable from moving forward and back when you shift gears. Then I realized why...the tranny I bought doesn't have the mounting points on it to attach the bracket. This tranny was from a '95 - '97 Tahoe, the same as mine, but is missing the mounting points! Looking at the tranny, I can't tell where the shift cable bracket would mount. I've included 2 pics of where mine sat on my old tranny, and a pic of the new tranny without the bracket mounting points. What can I do to make this work??
By the way, I did try using longer bolts through the tranny pan and a couple nuts to hold the bracket on the bolts, but the bolts that go through the pan are much too close to the tranny case to get a nut on them or to slide the bracket onto them. I also tried mounting the bracket to the underside of the tranny in those same tranny pan bolt holes (running the bolt through the bracket, then into the tranny pan and tranny case) but it holds the shift cable much too low. I would need about another 1.5" at least on my shifter cable to make it work. It won't hit Park because the cable isn't long enough. I tried extending the cable by using the cable adjustment at the cable end, but it only gives about 1/2" or so, and I need another 1.5" . Any way to lenghten the shift cable? Can I have the bracket welded into place without removing the tranny? Aftermarket shift kit? Or does anyone know on the tranny I bought (3rd picture) where the tranny cable bracket mounts and I'll just go buy whatever bracket it uses. I can't find anywhere to mount a bracket. Thanks in advance!
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By the way, I did try using longer bolts through the tranny pan and a couple nuts to hold the bracket on the bolts, but the bolts that go through the pan are much too close to the tranny case to get a nut on them or to slide the bracket onto them. I also tried mounting the bracket to the underside of the tranny in those same tranny pan bolt holes (running the bolt through the bracket, then into the tranny pan and tranny case) but it holds the shift cable much too low. I would need about another 1.5" at least on my shifter cable to make it work. It won't hit Park because the cable isn't long enough. I tried extending the cable by using the cable adjustment at the cable end, but it only gives about 1/2" or so, and I need another 1.5" . Any way to lenghten the shift cable? Can I have the bracket welded into place without removing the tranny? Aftermarket shift kit? Or does anyone know on the tranny I bought (3rd picture) where the tranny cable bracket mounts and I'll just go buy whatever bracket it uses. I can't find anywhere to mount a bracket. Thanks in advance!
