My newly installed transfer case cable runs right through the area where the transmission cable linkage would be mounted. That worried me, so I installed the trans linkage, to see if there would be any problem. The t-case cable rests on a lever arm, but I ran the trans through all of its gears by hand, and the cable did not interfere with anything. I can easily raise the cable off the lever arm by securing it with a cushion clamp up near the bellhousing. Whew!!