Auto transmission cable adjustment

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#1 Auto transmission cable adjustment

Post by panamacarrera » Tue Jul 16, 2019 9:05 am

I'm struggling with the adjuster on my transmission. The cable is too short, it's a b#@@ßÞ to get at.

Does anyone have any experience of this? What size are the nuts? I've used 14mm and 9/16ths spanners (neither seems a perfect fit) and a mole wrench. I've already damaged the nuts a little as you can see in the photo and I'm getting no movement.

Which one is the adjusting nut, which one the locking nut?

The joint has been soaking in WD40 overnight but today is a 'do what the wife wants' day so I'm not going to be working on the car till this evening. Any suggestions gratefully accpeted.

Cheers!

Nigel

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