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TV kickdown cable question

I've been reading on coolcats about the problem with the kickdown cable grommet, now i was wondering has anyone ever replaced theirs? And where the heck is it? I must be blind becuse i've looked all over the cables and cannot seem to find that bushing at all. my car is an 88 LS with the V-6.

TV kickdown cable question

Reply #1 –
I'm not sure if the V-6 is the same as the V-8 bushing but here's a pic.

EDIT: This is the upgraded brass bushing by the way.
[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]http://www.fquick.com/slicksport88
88 Sport - 5.0HO, Mass Air, A9L, 73mm C&L meter, BBK CAI, 255 lph pump, 1.7 roller rockers,Professional Products damper, Chuck W motor mounts, BBK shorties & H-pipe, Flowmaster 40 series, 8.8 rear w/3.27's, 93 Cobra M/C, BAER 13in. drilled/slotted rotors front and back, cobra calipers, Russell braided brake lines front & back, C/C plates, 03cobra rims, 255/40/17 Nitto 555's all around

TV kickdown cable question

Reply #2 –
I'm not sure it would be in exactly the same place as my 88 Cougar V8.  I too became interested after reading posts on CoolCats.  I had just bought the car and it wasn't shifting properly.

On mine it was located directly under where the black plastic air intake leaving the air filter box meets the metal throttle body.  It hooked into a triangular plate and worked in conjuction with the throttle linkage.  Hard to see without looking under  the intake.  My grommet was gone and the cable just hanging there.  Bought the brass grommet kit from the local Ford parts dept.  It was in stock and way overpriced at eight bucks.  I choose to loosen the hose clamps and pull the plastic intake  tube just so I could better see what I was doing and lessen the chances of dropping the retaining clip.  Took about 3 minutes.  Luckily the transmission hadn't suffered any damage and is now shifting correctly and kicks down on demand.

TV kickdown cable question

Reply #3 –
Hey !!! Another Oklahoma guy.Finally.Anyway,glad you got it working right.The little things can make a big difference.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..
 

TV kickdown cable question

Reply #4 –
yeah mine is the V-6, its shifting fine but i want to replace it just to have peace of mind. the car set for 2 years not running, i got it back on the road