[Christien]

3 hours shop labour? That's nuts! It took me a little over an hour, and I'd never done it before.

If you're lucky, the cable will have been replaced before (likely) and won't be clipped in anywhere. Mine had been, and it was pretty simple. It helps if you know what you're looking for on the tranny, but try looking here for a pic - once you see it you can't miss it.

I used some old clothesline cord I had in the garage - tied it then duct taped it really secure, so that it held, but also so that the connection was smooth and it would catch on anything. It took a lot of jiggling and manouevering, but I didn't have to remove the parking brake or anything like that.