I'm finally back in the garage after giving in to the cold weather and of course, the first thing I notice is a nice puddle of ATF on the garage floor. Which is fine because I like working on my car more than driving it.

I spent some time cleaning the tranny up so I could trace down the leak and to my surprise it appears to be leaking from the dipstick tube and the Bowden cable (is this AKA the kickdown cable?).

So I'm assuming I need to replace the cable, or at least I would like to since it's 20 years old, but I can't figure out how to remove it. The parts store also told me that the new cable does not come with a seal and they do not sell a seal for it, does it have an embedded o-ring or something?

I searched the forums and found some help but I couldn't understand how the cable disconnects from the tranny. I understand that I can drop the pan, pull some internal components and un-hook the cable but is there anything that physically attaches the cable body to the tranny? I don't see any screws or fasteners, I thought maybe there's a clip buried in there somewhere. Can anyone tell me how to get that cable out of there and what actually seals the cable?

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1987 300SDL 167k
1992 Volvo 740 140k
1990 Volvo 740 250k
1989 Volvo 240 269k

Anyone want to trade an old Volvo for an '87 300sdl?

Nothing?

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1987 300SDL 167k
1992 Volvo 740 140k
1990 Volvo 740 250k
1989 Volvo 240 269k

Anyone want to trade an old Volvo for an '87 300sdl?

1984 300d Turbo 137k
Use Plairs To Push The Cable Out Of Top Of Engine Release Two Cable Clips Near Trans Dip Stick, And Turn Cable 90 Degrees At Trans Pan Unhook And Release, Install Put Finger In Pan Hole And
Pull Up Clip And Push On Top Of Cable To Extend Botton Hook, And Use Old O Ring Seal Or New One One On End, Hook And Turn 90 Deg, Install In 2 Snap Guides On Trans Dip Stick, Push In 2 Sides On Flex
Snap In And Push On Round Clip On Valve Cover Done And Adjust For
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