{"id":37331,"date":"2016-11-20T13:23:19","date_gmt":"2016-11-20T18:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/?p=37331"},"modified":"2016-11-20T13:23:19","modified_gmt":"2016-11-20T18:23:19","slug":"shift-cable-2004-chevrolet-cavalier","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2016\/11\/shift-cable-2004-chevrolet-cavalier","title":{"rendered":"Shift Cable 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-37460\" src=\"\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/2004-chevy-cavilier.jpg\" alt=\"2004 Chevy Cavilier\" width=\"600\" height=\"268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/2004-chevy-cavilier.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/2004-chevy-cavilier-300x134.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>How much would it cost in total to replace the\u00a0shift cable?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>RESPONSE<\/p>\n<p>About $60 for the part plus the part mark up. Then about 2 hours labor at shop rate.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cable(part+markup) = $100<\/li>\n<li>Labor(shop rate x hours) = $200<\/li>\n<li>misc(because they can) =$15<\/li>\n<li>Total = $315<\/li>\n<li>Tax (local tax 7%) =$22.05<\/li>\n<li>Grand Total = $337.05 Shop Estimate<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Do it yourself <a href=\"\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/free-auto-repair-estimates-online.html\">Estimate<\/a>: Part = $60<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-37465 aligncenter\" src=\"\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/shift-cable-2004-chevy-cavilier.jpg\" alt=\"Shift Cable - 2004 Chevy Cavilier\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/shift-cable-2004-chevy-cavilier.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/shift-cable-2004-chevy-cavilier-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/shift-cable-2004-chevy-cavilier-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/shift-cable-2004-chevy-cavilier-24x24.jpg 24w, https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/shift-cable-2004-chevy-cavilier-36x36.jpg 36w, https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/shift-cable-2004-chevy-cavilier-48x48.jpg 48w, https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/shift-cable-2004-chevy-cavilier-64x64.jpg 64w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Shift Cable Replacement Labor Estimate<\/h3>\n<h4>Shift Control Cable Assembly, Replace<\/h4>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"p5_labor_times times\">\n<div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"title_label\">Labor Times<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Comments<\/td>\n<td>Factory<\/td>\n<td>Regular<\/td>\n<td>Severe<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"comment\"><\/td>\n<td class=\"factory\">1.3<\/td>\n<td class=\"regular\">1.8<\/td>\n<td class=\"severe\">2.0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><code><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ss&amp;ref=as_ss_li_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=freea08-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=B001O039US&amp;asins=B001O039US&amp;linkId=87db5dc852ecbf2325bb96b1d248771e&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/code><\/p>\n<h3>How to Replace Shift Cable<\/h3>\n\n\t\t<div id=\"wppdfemb-frame-container-0\" style=\"-webkit-overflow-scrolling:auto;\">\n\t\t\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/?index=1&#038;pdfID=0&#038;pdfemb-serveurl=%2F%2Fwww.freeautomechanic.com%2Fmechanic%2Fforum%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsecurepdfs%2F2016%2F11%2F2004-chevy-cavilier-shift-control-cable-replacement.pdf\"\n\t\t\t\tid=\"wppdf-emb-iframe-0\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-pdf-index=\"1\"\n\t\t\t\tclass=\"pdfembed-iframe nonfullscreen\"\n\t\t\t\tstyle=\"border:none;width:100%;max-width:500px;min-height:500px\"\n\t\t\t\tscrolling=\"yes\">\n\t\t\t<\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<h3>Shift Control Cable Adjustment<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Set the parking brake.<\/li>\n<li>Remove the console.<\/li>\n<li>Lift and unlock the cable retainers.<\/li>\n<li>Push the shifter neutral lock clip. Move the shifter slightly in order to center the lock clip.<\/li>\n<li>Ensure that the transmission is in neutral.<\/li>\n<li>Press and lock the cable retainers.<\/li>\n<li>Pull the shifter neutral lock clip to its original position.<\/li>\n<li>Install the console.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How much would it cost in total to replace the\u00a0shift cable? RESPONSE About $60 for the part plus the part mark up. Then about 2 hours labor at shop rate. Cable(part+markup) = $100 Labor(shop rate x hours) = $200 misc(because they can) =$15 Total = $315 Tax (local tax 7%) =$22.05 Grand Total = $337.05&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.freeautomechanic.com\/mechanic\/forum\/2016\/11\/shift-cable-2004-chevrolet-cavalier\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Shift Cable 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14090,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1,3],"tags":[7779,10981,11120,10982],"class_list":["post-37331","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-auto-repair-questions","category-chevy","tag-cavilier","tag-shift-cable","tag-shift-cable-adjustment","tag-shift-cable-replacement"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.0 (Yoast SEO v27.6) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Shift Cable 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier - FreeAutoMechanic Advice<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"How much would it cost in total to replace the shift cable? 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