broken shift cable

[beachbum_jon]

so i was driving through one of our picked corn fields and all a sudden i heard a thunk and noticed the shift lever move, sort of like when you put it in drive but accidently get between drive and 3rd and when you hit a bump and it goes to where its suppose to be. well anyways i crawled under neath to see what the hell was wrong because i was in a hurry. (stuff like this never happens when your not in a hurry) and cant see anything because that k member for the tranny is in the way. i didnt have time to tow the thing to our farm shop and jack it up so i called the local chevy dealer and had them tow it to their shop and fix it. so i call them back the next morning to see what the problem is. they said i broke the shift cable and 2 connectors for it. i didnt think a stub corn stalk could do that. anyone every had this happen to them?


btw the pickup is a 02 1500hd 4dr 4x4

[RedHeartbeat]

Yes, it happens all the time. You need a skid plate under there to protect things if you're going to be running through stuff like that.

[beachbum_jon]

yeah that may be, but its been through many many many corn fields, a **** ton of mud, a standing corn field a time or two. i guess all of that stuff just took its toll.

[GasGuzzler]

The new cable comes in two pieces but don't be temped to use only half the new one. They're not intended to be disassembled and reassembled. It's a one time click together arrangement.

[beachbum_jon]

im just having the dealer do it because i dont have the time right now. trying to get this damned crop harvested before the end of the year...

[C-WAY]

Yea that happened to me a year ago at my ranch before I started modding my truck and thank god it was under warranty. It would have been like 200$ to be fixed at the dealer.

[GasGuzzler]

$200? They work cheap.