gear selector cable
 

Hi. Yesterday, suddenly. I could not get into gear! To cut a long story short, The AA very, very kindly , took out the battery, battery box, and managed to locate the gear select cable and re sit the "ball joint". He put a clip over it as a precaution but advised that I should replace both the cables with new ones.

Is there a modification to stop this happening again, without the expense of buying new cables?

Thanks for reading this.

I don't know if there is a 'fix' for this, but it would also depend on how worn/damaged yours are.

I changed these on my project 190, as the rubber had given up completely.

There are some cables available through Rimmer Bros for a very reasonable price, but may depend on the age of your car, not sure. :}

http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/Item--i-ULS100140

http://www.rimmerbros.co.uk/Item--i-ULS100150

gear cable selector cable
 

Many thanks for replying so promptly. I shall be phoning Rimmer Bros!!

gear linkage cable
 

The AA secured the joint with a clip. Does anyone know if this will be suffice to leave and hopefully stay in place, instead of changing the cable? Cheers

Without seeing what's been done, I would guess the AA would have done enough to get you home or to the garage, for replacement parts.

These are obviously moving parts, so probably well worn now.

Some pics here may help:-
https://www.google.com/search?source...=1920&bih=1058

These cars...
 

These cars are built very well in the main, they can be bought at a very low price but it does not mean they are banger's. If you buy one for a few hundred pounds it'll likely cost the same to maintain it each year, that's how it is with most cars. The youngest of these cars is fifteen years now, try buying a fifteen year old Mondeo or Vectra or Jaguar and getting much time out of it. If you buy a 75 or ZT, you get a quality car that oozes class and refinement you won't get in today's world of cars. The issue with most of the 75's or ZT's is owners not wanting to maintain them due to cost after buying at bargain prices, they then go to another owner that does the same, they then become tainted as unreliable when they're not. These cars will be very sought after in the next few years.