{Chrysler 300} 1962 300 - Transmission Adjustments

Our ’62 Sport has less than 5,000 miles on its rebuilt 383 & torqueflight.

The transmission has never shifted right.

I recall how these transmissions are supposed to shift from 2 prior rebuilds for our ’62 Sport & ’62 NY Wagon.

I recall they allow you to feel the shifts.

I recall what a ball it is when doing 55mph & you floor it…how it downshifts to 2nd & launches you forward to pass others.

It is shifts way too quick, most all the time…..like a Buick Dynaflow with no feeling between the gears.

Sometimes it doesn’t want to shift from 2nd to 3rd; a more rare issue.

And so I think through the adjustment process and needs your collective brains, please….

I have done very accurate step by step adjustments from the Carburetor Linkage to the Accelerator Pedal to the Transmission, per the shop manual.

I have done a very accurate step by step adjustments of the Shifter Cable, per the shop manual.

This is a new Shifter Cable, so the adjustment was necessary upon installation of the drivetrain.
But I have not repeated this adjustment since installation.

I don’t have a lift; so its more of a pain to jack up the car, set jack stands, crawl under, drain the pan, and such…but so be it.
I don’t have the super-secret factory tools notated on page 44 (Tools 3380 & 3705 - What are they in real life?)
I don’t have a torque wrench that gives Inch Pounds, so will have to bo buy one (only have one that measures foot pounds)

Anyone feel that I should proceed with the Band Adjustments?

Or other ideas?

Thank you all!

--
For archives go to http://www.forwardlook.net/300-archive/search.htm#querylang
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Chrysler 300 Club International" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to chrysler-300-club-international+unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.
To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/chrysler-300-club-international/2FE4C012-E301-475E-BC63-0029653AFB4F%40yahoo.com.