Checked my transfer case shifter cable connection to the shift lever this evening while I had the Jeep on the rack since everyone is always talking about them failing.
Soon as I touched it, the little plastic bushing fell apart.
Glad I checked it!
No problem, I removed the lever to drill a small hole in the stud so I could put a carter key in it. Wrong! Don't waste your time, that is some evermore super HARD metal.
No drill bit I owned would drill it.
So plan "B". Bolted lever back on case, made a small bushing out of some 3/8 metal tubing, greased everything up good with some neverseize , put on the metal bushing then the shifter cable end, then a 6mm spring washer and then installed a heavy duty small hitch pin clip to hold it all in place. It should be a permanent fix!
Note: The 3/8 metal tubing is a perfect fit over the metal stud and inside of the plastic end of the shifter cable.
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