AW4 shift cable routing

[oldjeep]

Where does the shift cable get routed for an AW4? Started to install it and it seems a lot longer than it should be. At what point does it enter the cab?

 

Thanks

[Wildman]

Steering column shift or Floor shift??

 

The floor shift cable is about 2 feet long. Right thru the tunnel to the shifter.

 

The Steering column shift cable is about 5 feet long, runs thru the hole where the clutch master cyl would be, behind/under the dash, to the brake pedal support, and the inter cable attaches to the lower steering column, shifter rod.

[oldjeep]

It's a floor shift, but the cable is a lot longer than 2 feet. It came out of an 88 cherokee according to the ebay auction I got it from.

[tjbliley]

Its not the kickdown cable is it. attaches to the throttle body to downshift at full throttle.

[oldjeep]

Its not the kickdown cable is it. attaches to the throttle body to downshift at full throttle.

 

Nope, it's the shift cable. One end attaches to the shifter, the other to the shift arm on the transmission.

[tjbliley]

Sounds like it could have been from the column shift type. My 88MJ is a column shift. Also has AW4.

[oldjeep]

This is what I got -

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... 0141178426

[Wildman]

Well.......that answers some things.......Who knows what the guy thru in the box when he shipped it to you?????? :eek:

 

I'll check in the shop latter today, I know I got one of each over there, but from taking apart a couple, I know the floor shifter is only couple feet long.

 

I'm sure you know where the TV cable goes, that's mounted inside the AW4 and a real pain to pull out. But you need the bracket on top of the engine for hooking that up to the TB linkage.

 

You could route the shifter cable thru the firewall and into the floor shifter to take up some of the extra slack too.

[oldjeep]

I sent the seller an email, we'll see what he remembers. It appears that all 88 cherokees were floor shift. 88 Comanches could be floor or column shift.

 

His response:

Hi, as I remember the cable came through the firewall near the accelerator and the other park cable came through above the brake pedal. I hope this helps.

 

 

Guess I'll take a look for some additional holes.

[VA Jim]

I just did a swap to an automatic and the cable I used from a Cherokee went thru the firewall and over to the shifter. What the seller is telling you is correct.

 

Jim

[rockhardzj]

You should have 2 cables that go to the floor shafter. One will go up to the steering column, to lock it from shifting, when the key is in the off position, and the other goes to the tranny. I know on the newer Jeeps, the two can not be screwed up, due to how they connect. Mine (98) goes through the firewall just under the all the wires that go in to meet to my TCU, about a 1-1/4" hole.

[oldjeep]

Cool. I've also got the interlock cable but wasn't planning on installing it.

[oldjeep]

Success. On my 90, the cable was supposed to enter the cab right next to where the clutch master was. Cable is about 7 feet long and went in easily.

[UnionMJ]

I'm doing the column to floor shifter conversion and was wondering, do you really need that second cable? I decided to keep the steering column i already have which is the column shifter, but I removed the shifter itself, so it does not have the knob on the column for the interlock cable like the floor shifter columns. Thanks in advance!

[Crash]

As long as you can shift properly, the interlock cable is not necessary. I disco'd mine from my floor shifter in my XJ a long time ago.