2001 Hyundai Tiburon Shifter Cable broken

2001 HYUNDAI TIBURON
150,000 MILES • 6 CYL • MANUAL
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BLAINSBRAINS
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Hi all. My friend's car quit when backing into my driveway because he all the sudden lost "reverse" gear.

He pulled the boot off the shifter knob and disconnected the linkage, thinking the cable was binding. Under the hood, we were able to move the shift lever on the transmission alright and put the car into reverse.

Closer inspection shows the cable snapped at the metal crimp tube which is connected to the transmission. He needs a new cable, so I'm wondering if this is something we can do at my place without much trouble? It looks like part of the intake manifold might have to get removed.

We're both pretty good with repair work and have plenty of tools...but I have plenty to do on my own car and don't want to have to help tear this thing apart.
Jul 25, 2015 at 9:20 AM
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KHLOW2008
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Replacing a shifter cable is not too difficult but as you mentioned, some components obstructing has to come off.

Diagram shows the layout of the shifter cables.
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Jul 25, 2015 at 9:36 AM
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BLAINSBRAINS
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Thanks. It looks pretty straightforward...except for the obstructions.

Can you please fill me in on what is the minimum that MUST be removed in order to access the cable retainer in the engine compartment?
Jul 25, 2015 at 10:28 AM
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BLAINSBRAINS
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Another related question...

The cable retainer has a bolt (obviously) but there looks to be a hex nut as well.

Are they 2 separate things and the bolt screws into a clip or pem of some sort, or is the bolt threaded into the firewall and the nut capturing it in the passenger compartment side?
Jul 25, 2015 at 11:15 AM
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KHLOW2008
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Sorry for the delay.

You would need to remove the center console to gain access to the retainer. The nut is welded onto the firewall so you only need to remove the hex bolt and the retainer would come off.
Jul 26, 2015 at 7:15 AM