Re: {Chrysler 300} 1962 Trans Gearshift Control Unit

I just pulled the Astrodome & Speedo out!

That makes it MUCH easier to grab the shifter box to help remove the cable out of the big hole!

(Thanks for that hint Mr. Merritt!)

How do I release the cable from the bracket?

The bracket that bolts to the side of the shifter box?

Do I pry open the bracket a bit with a wide screwdriver?

So I can then slide the old cable out & the new cable in?

(I have already removed the tiny clip holding the cable to the rod of the shifter box)

I just don’t want to distort that bracket or screw anything up this far into the process!

Thanks!

Matt Allyn

On Jul 12, 2023, at 5:27 AM, John Grady <jkg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi , Matt
Heads up , be careful of back up light switch , fragile and tabs easily bent and broken , and mechanism sticks inside too . main reason I have been in there on a complete car was that switch .A single drop of oil run in with the switch flipper upwards does wonders for inside toggle . You can’t find new , and I have taken them off and apart but end of day all it needed is slight oil lube to work right . I even converted two over the years to a real 15 A V3 microswitch screwed to side .

the other thing— When into whole car resto put the thing on bench i soldered short wires to switch , then connectors to harness make it like the light bulb , fighting those connections sticking straight out of side of it adds to fun. i’d put a drop of weatherstrip adhesive on forks when putting buttons in so they can’t fall out behind the plate . I broke a few of the forks trying to squeeze forks for tighter fit —-they don’t like that . Hardened steel can break off if you bend it . Makes for a very bad day .

I know not this is responsive as to how to get it out , but doing that twice is not on the menu
I did eventually get it out after a fight , don’t remember details and yes that sharp edge is brutal .
Why change cable? what went wrong ? fix cable instead ? usually bulletproof ?
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On Jul 12, 2023, at 12:24 AM, 'Matt Allyn' via Chrysler 300 Club International <chrysler-300-club-international@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I am going to replace the Shifter Cable & the bulb that lights up the buttons.
I have done all shop manual steps; so it is free from being attached to the dash.

Are there any helpful hints to pulling the Unit down & out of the underside of the dash to then remove & replace the cable?
I have successfully cut up my forearm trying to wiggle it down & out; to no avail.

Thanks!

Matt Allyn

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