sticky left/right shifting - 1999 SL1

Trying to help my buddy; his '99 SL1 has recently started getting
difficult to shift left-to-right - like, between 1/2, 3/4, and 5/R
positions on the shift pattern. I popped off the clip at the transaxle
for the left-right cable, and it was still sticky, indicating it's not
the tranny.

Any ideas? I'm not too familiar with these cars.

Thanks!
Elijah

 

I see no one has replyed to you so I will give it a try. I am assuming
you lubed the bushing that is at the stem of the sifter? If not try
that first. I that doesn't work I would address the bushing it self.
They are prone to failure. If that happens Saturn will only sell you
the whole cable. That is a big cost. Now there are work arounds. I
under stand that some wiper linkage bushings for Toyotas work for a fix
on these. There are also people on the net (I think Ebay) that sell a
replacement bushing.

The following is what I found MIGHT work:
Wiper Linkage Bushings (for Toyota Camry 2001-97, Corolla 2002-98)
http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductD...rtnumber=49448

And this one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Impr...001QQitemZ110072312630QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW
This guy is a good one (I have bought from him)
Hope this helps,
Rob