PT Cr. manual trans not going into reverse

Cable obstructed or out of adjustment?

Sounds plausible. Is there a schematic available on the web (without having to sign up for Alldata)?

The shift quadrant is probably out of alignment. Back in the K-car days, Chryslers used to be adjusted under the gearshift lever, accessed by removing the shift knob and pulling the centre console up over the shift lever. Haven't seen the set-up on a PT. You probably need a service manual to carry out this operation, because it's tricky - I always found Haynes good enough for this.

Found the problem, and it's an easy fix, too. The rubber bushing at the forward end of one of the linkage cables has disintegrated and fallen out. The second cable's bushing is about to fail as well.

The replacement of both bushings will take only a few minutes.

Unfortunately, only the Chrysler dealerships carry the parts, and they will sell the complete package with two cable assemblies. They won't sell just the bushings.

So, instead of buying two bushings which would cost maybe a dollar, I must buy the cables for $150 to harvest the bushings. Makes me feel all warm and fuzzy...

If anyone knows of a supplier who can sell these bushings individually, please let me know.

Thanks

Don't know what those specific bushings look like, but it seems to me that a set of Delrin or rubber replacements could be had from a place like

Unfortunately I couldn't find a similar bushing at smallparts. I might be able do make one from some rod material. I think Delrin would be too stiff. The actual bushing is rubber in the shape of Honeycomb cereal

This bushing allows for some geometry variation as the cable pulls and pushes the linkage lever. It also (presumably) has a nub on the inside diameter that would lock it in place on the stud.