We have a awesome fix for this... I'll have to take a few pics and show you how to do it. They are bad about wearing out and unsnapping at the transmission. They don't sell just the ends, so I will show you how we have been fixing them.
Hi Rhino, I came across your post while looking for a remedy to a problem. I have a 98 GMC sierra C1500 5.7L 4L60E transmission.
Where the shifter cable connects to the shifter arm on the transmission the end of the cable doesn’t stay in place on the ball of the transmission shifter arm. It looks like place
(Hole) into which the ball fits at the end of the cable has worn out or just cracked due to being brittle. In the post above it seems you were referring to a fix you have come up with to remedy this problem rather than replacing the cable. I could replace the cable but it sounds like you
have devised a method that’s easier, cheaper as well as reliable. I’d love it if you would share that with me. Thanks, John.