How often is it for shift cables to go bad and how can u tell if they are bad. I have a 94 accord lx and im currently swapping to a h22a motor and tranny. 
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Depends. I have heard of some people having this issue, I've never encountered it, and its not a very common issue. If your cables aren't broken I wouldn't worry about replacing them. -
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for you engine and tranny swap, is the tranny maunal?Originally posted by cd5brickcity View PostHow often is it for shift cables to go bad and how can u tell if they are bad. I have a 94 accord lx and im currently swapping to a h22a motor and tranny.
all i know for sure is when you have an auto tranny if you cant shift from "P" to any gear or "N" then replacing the shift cables is your best bet. If its not the cables then it could be a fuse, 20A i think. this is for auto trannys. not sure for manual. hope this helps and good luck on the swap
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Disconnect the cables from the shifter and transmission. Then try to slide the cable by hand. If it won't slide easily, look for damage... either a tear in the plastic sheathing (which could indicate corrosion of the cable, or a kink in the cable. Those are really the only two things that could cause the shift cables not to function properly.
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even so when the shift cable are cracked they stil work properly. Example me i got a set from the junk yard and they were cracked both cables 5 bucks cause i was using them for a project (wink) yeah a manual swap project. i cracked them in a couple places but they work fine. as long as you dont get chunks missing then you should be ok.Originally posted by deevergote View PostComment
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Cracked cable sheathing can allow oxidation or dirt to cause the cables to bind. It also gives the cable somewhere to go, rather that being confined to the sheath... so the cable could come out of the sheath rather than moving back and forth as intended... so cracked cable sheathing is not good.
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