Shifter Cable Bushing at Shifter Failed, disintegrated, disappeared , gone !!!

Hey all this is my first post, I just got done replacing the shift cable bushing in my 2006 Sienna LE. Worked a treat.
This comment is a brief guide on how I did it with Dorman part 14797. I've posted this elsewhere on the web in the hopes of making the DIY replacement easier for someone in the future. If anyone has any suggestions on edits for this guide I would appreciate them.

Here goes:

If you're looking for a quick fix for your Toyota Sienna shifter cable bushing but no Toyota dealership near you carries the replacement bushing, but an auto parts store near you DOES carry the Dorman BUSHING REPLACEMENT PART 14797 (several near me carry this part), this comment is a brief guide detailing how it works as a replacement for the 2006 Toyota Sienna shifter cable bushing.

This fix is very very beginner friendly. Takes a few hours.

At my local Advance Auto Parts, this part was labeled by Dorman for a Jeep transfer case. But it does work for the 06 era Siennas as confirmed not only by me but many other people on YouTube, forums and elsewhere. Dorman bushing 14797 cost me $16 before tax from Advance auto parts. AutoZone also had it for $18.

Toyota dealerships/parts shops carry the OEM bushing (part #33835-08010) for only around $3-5 but locally they didn't have it in stock we couldn't wait, the car was needed next morning, so I went to Advance and got this Dorman bushing after seeing it suggested on various websites.

The whole repair process took me 2-3 hours working very slowly and carefully and watching Youtube videos (of which there are several really good ones) while completing the repair. It could take an experienced mechanic an hour or probably less, and could take a complete novice up to 4 or more hours. This is a simple replacement even for a beginner as long as you have basic tools listed below.
-----DIY'ing this will potentially save you hundreds, like $5-600 at dealerships and other places that would charge you an arm and a leg for this simple fix. Local honest shop may charge less, DIY is obviously always cheapest.

To go on with the rest of this guide you'll want to open two videos on youtube, one by Kate Chism and one by Usman the Mechanic. Search "Toyota sienna shifter cable replacement" into youtube and these two vids should be near the top. The rest of this guide will reference those two videos several times so for clarity you should have them ready to go.

Now:

Different Methods of fixing this problem:
1) COTTER PIN METHOD: use the cotter pin method shown by Usman the Mechanic which seems to be a super solid fix, may require disassembling more panels than other methods as he explained, and requires you to have a drill and cotter pin (common stuff)
2)BUSHING REPLACEMENT METHOD: Probably not as sturdy of a fix as the cotter pin method. But you can get away with only disassembling drive side panels if you're in a hurry.

In both methods the repair is pretty simple, all the methods I've seen are done entirely from the interior of the car and you don't need any expensive or uncommon tools. I chose the second method, replacing the bushing, which is why my comment starts off talking about the bushings. You won't need to buy a replacement bushing if you use the cotter pin method shown in this video.

TOOLS NEEDED:
-- You'll need some sort of pry tool, a phillips head screwdriver, and a 10mm socket wrench to remove and reinstall door panels.
-- To make the bushing install easier, you'll want needle nose pliers and some sort of lubricant to help snap the bushing into place, i just used motor oil but white lithium grease would work better.

Okay, now for some brief details about the repair. Very helpful to watch the video on Youtube by Kate Chism. Her method is the exact method I used to disassemble the dash panels and access the shifter cable. There's also other methods shown on Youtube such as the one by Usman the Mechanic and other good ones. Many of them are good references and worth watching even if you go with the Kate Chism method, the method used here. As said earlier it's useful to watch the Usman video if you want to consider the cotter pin fix.

Again, Youtube search "toyota sienna shifter cable replacement" and you'll find them near the top.

And again, If you follow the Kate Chism method here, all of the work will be done from the drivers seat area and you won't have to remove the passenger side/ glovebox stuff like is demonstrated in Usman the Mechanic's video and others.

I will not detail how to undo the lower dash panels because it's WAY better explained in the videos. So you gotta have a video or manual open unless you already know how to take apart the lower dash.

As long as you have proper tools getting the panels out of the way should probably take you less than an hour. Easy peasy.

Once you get the dash panels out of the way and confirm the problem (broken bushing leading to unattached shifter cable), you can begin getting the your new bushing into position. This will take some fiddling and some awkward positions but it is not too difficult using the method below.

First clear out the loose panels and anything else in the way of you manipulating the shifter cable. The bushing will be VERY tight so the best way to get it into the proper position is TO PUSH THE BUSHING THROUGH THE SHIFTER CABLE FIRST. As opposed to pushing the bushing onto the rectangular gear selector shaft first.

Now push the new bushing, loop-end first, into the circular opening of the shifter cable loop. Insert it loop-end first right to left, or console-side to door-side, and push it as centered and as snug as you can get it. It will probably be too difficult to push through all the way with your hands -- here's where needle nose pliers come in handy.

Grab the looped end of the bushing from the other side (driver door side) with the needle nose pliers. Pull it through by slowly increasing your force with the pliers, and it should snap through super snug.

Now get the shifter cable with your new bushing in it out of the way because we're about to lube the rectangular metal shaft that it will snap around. we don't want to get much lube on the shifter cable and bushing itself because it will make it harder to manipulate over the metal shaft into the proper position. So move the shifter cable of the way of the rectangular metal gear selector shaft.

Then Apply a little lube all over the rectangular metal shaft. I used motor oil, you can use lithium grease or whatever you got really. Now push your shifter cable with the new bushing over the lubed rectangular shaft. Make sure you snap it snug all the way in place. Now check to make sure it's on there properly, pull back on the shifter cable and see if you can yank it off. If you can't easily pull it off it should be good to go. Before you start assembling panels back together you should test your work, see if moving the gear knob now moves the gears like it should. If it does, congratulations.

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