Last week on of my shift linkage rods snapped where it connects to the transmission. There are two rods, the one that broke is the one that is under the car on the right if you are sitting in the car. The end of the rod that should be connected to the tranny, where the rod forms a circle, is now a pair of parenthesis. Not 0, ( ). So now i need a new rod, the wire that's there now won't stay on. My question is, how can i avoid going to the dealer for the part? My girlfriend said I can't give my first born child for the part so I need help. Any info would be appreciated. Thanks in advance. -Joe D.