Link – GM (19463448)

GM lists this link under number 19463448. It is catalogued under Cables & Linkage > Rods & Links.

• Release and shift cables are directional. Fitted the wrong way round they usually still operate, but bind or fail early.
• Cables routed near exhaust or moving suspension parts need their original clips, because a cable left to hang will chafe through its conduit within a season.
• A cable that already feels stiff before fitting usually has a kinked conduit from storage, and forcing it will make the bind worse once installed.

A part that fails early usually points at an installation fault or a worn component nearby rather than at the part itself. The number stamped on the old part is the only reliable identifier, since two parts can look identical and differ by a millimetre or by rotation direction.

The part number is the thing to verify. Where the old part carries no legible number, a VIN and a photograph are enough for us to identify it. Handed to the carrier within one to two business days from our US warehouse, free over $59.