Folks --

Crafted a good response to all your questions and suggestions last night and hit "SUBMIT," at which point the message apparently vaporized. I'm truly not up to today's tech standards. But I'll try again more briefly.

I've been driving Scamper (my '98 5-speed manual Volvo wagon) for almost ...

Folks:

Here're my answers to the various questions y'all have asked both on and off line in the last couple of days.

Problem history? I've been driving Scamper since 2013 without any shifting problem. The shift was always what I'd call "stiff" or maybe "tight," but always smooth and efficient. I ...

amblerman --

Thanks much. No. I don't know whether I need both cables but I'll find out from my mechanic in a couple of hours. On this subject: I found a long-ago post on this forum that said that of the pair, one cable controls movement front-to back and the other controls movement side-to-side ...

abscate:

Toni here. Wow. Your response gives me real hope. Please keep me posted. Otherwise, I'd just note that what my mechanic's front desk guy relayed to me was that the #9176272 cables were all that's needed to get Scamper (my Volvo) back on the road. It did occur to me that I might have to buy ...