Ram 2500 Automatic Transmission Shift Cable 68060741AE

This is a replacement automatic transmission shift cable for gas-engine Ram heavy-duty trucks. It runs from the shifter to the range selector lever on the transmission. It replaces Mopar 68060741AA, AB, AC, AD and AE, plus 68227658AA and 68227658AB.

Listed fitment is the 2010-2015 Ram 2500 with the 5.7L or 6.4L, the 2011-2015 Ram 3500 with the 5.7L or 6.4L, and the 2014-2015 Ram 4500 and 5500 with the 6.4L. It does not fit the 6.7L Cummins trucks. Diesel trucks use a different cable, so check your engine before you order.

A bad shift cable shows up as a gear indicator that does not match the gear the truck is in, a truck that will not start because the transmission is not fully in Park, a shifter that moves freely but does not change gears, or a key that will not come out. Before you replace the cable, check the plastic end bushing where the cable snaps onto the transmission lever. If that bushing has crumbled, the cable pops off, and it can look like a broken cable.

To install it, put the shifter and the transmission in Park. Route the new cable along the original path and seat the body in its brackets. Snap the end onto the transmission lever, then lock the adjuster. Run the shifter through every range and confirm the dash indicator matches, that the truck starts only in Park and Neutral, and that it holds in Park on a grade.