I have just had the honor of changing my 87's floor shift cable evrything works fine except now I notice the ignition lock is somtimes hard to put in the lock position. There was no adj. on the cable itself am I missing something or worrying about nothing Thanks for the gray matter guy's Jim :texas:

Sounds like the car isn`t going into park. If not allthe way into park the ignition won`t lock. Are you using original equipment floor shifter ?
Dave B.

Dave thanks for answering. Yes it is all original and the xmissions does go into all gears it just seems like there is more pressure for the want of a better word when I backup and then goe forward then put it in park the key will sometimes act like it has a catch and is a little harder to lock jim:beer:

PS just had a brain fart could it be that I have to adjust the neutral safety switch I replaced this switch about a year ago because backup lites were intermitant and I'm sure the original cable had strechted some over the years and this being a new cable may be tighter and have a bearing I noticed this change imediatly after puttin new cable in Jim:texas:

Jim,
adjust the rod at the end of the column (just below the brake booster) to where it shoves the lever on the column up just a little bit more.

Also check the linkage for missing nylon style bushings. They take the loose conditions out of the linkage..

dave 464 elky and sandblaster thanks for the replys I think you guys hit the nail on the head I found if I was a little more forcefull putting it in park it worked like a charm. Got some slop somewhere at least I know where to look , Many thanks again Jim :You_Rock: