How Stiff/smooth Should the Crossgate Cable be?

[DMC-81]

I called DMCMW and they grabbed a new cable off the shelf and tested it right on the phone. Very little resistance in a new cable. For $122 its not worth trying to have a custom modern cable made up if a new original is that smooth. Ill pump some fresh grease into it as I bet the original is hardened up.

Agreed, I'd get a new one. I did a cable adjustment recently, and during which I tested it's movement. I was able to move the disconnected cable at the transmission end in both directions with my thumb and forefinger. If your old one takes that much force, I'd be worried about bending or breaking something in the linkage.

[dn010]

I did this at least a year, maybe two ago. With a new cable and a new bushing kit, you can expect a night / day difference with shifting.

[Gregadeth]

I think the cable controls the side to side movement ant the forward to back is a push rods.

Not to hijack this thread, but is there anything that can be done to the push rods to smooth out the forward/back shifter motion?

[dn010]

Bushing kit, best $ I spent improving shifting after all the years.

http://store.delorean.com/p-10663-sh...nsmission.aspx

Not to hijack this thread, but is there anything that can be done to the push rods to smooth out the forward/back shifter motion?