RE: [Chrysler300] Fw: A466 Torqueflite gearshift cable adjustment

["Bob Jasinski" <rpjasin@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Brandt,
 
Just to build a bit from my own experience on what Pete has written.  When
it comes to the transmission cable adjustment, it's really important to get
it right, especially from a safety standpoint.
 
Two years ago I removed the shift cable from my G to fix the leaking outer
casing on the cable and had a difficult time getting it adjusted properly.
To make a long story short, The only way I was able to finally get it set
correctly was to drop the pan and had someone in the driver's seat push the
buttons while I watched the action from below.  In my case, I found that my
kick down lever bushing was worn and contributed to the cause of not being
able to adjust the cable by conventional (service manual) procedures.  
 
I was able to deal with the worn bushing issue by shimming up the lever with
extra washers to get consistent shift positions, but it would not have been
possible unless the pan was dropped so I could actually see what was
happening.
 
I can't tell you what your problem is without inspecting it, but can tell
you that if the transmission is not reliably going into neutral you are
inviting disaster.  If you were to be standing in front of the car with the
engine running and a misadjusted cable, the car may lurch forward and cause
you serious harm.
 
This is a job for someone who knows what they are doing, and has the
confidence to do it right to protect you, your car and others that may work
on your car.
 
Bob J
 
From: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
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Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2013 5:05 AM
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Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] Fw: A466 Torqueflite gearshift cable adjustment
 
  
Brandt:

In reply to your question below - I have a suggestion - tell Greg you 
want your money back, and find someone who actually understands these cast 
iron transmissions. There are explicit instructions in the service manual 
as to how to set and adjust the transmission and if you follow them, step 
by step, you will do it successfully. When I had my G redone in 1998, the 
guy who put it together was put off when I told him I wanted him to follow 
the manual step by step, and I wound up in the car on the lift, holding 
buttons in while he did the cable, but I have never had a problem and it has

worked like a charm from the first shift back then to today. 

Telling you that "This is what happens when these things get old" is 
hardly an answer. Hell, they are all old, and they still work. Also, 
getting it "close" isn't something a real professional would settle for.

I'm not sure where you are located but I'll bet there is a club member 
somewhere near you who has had a cast iron transmission rebuilt, installed 
and/or adjusted successfully. That would be the person to get a referral 
from. Strikes me that if this is the third rebuild you have done on the 
transmission, somebody isn't doing something right in any event.


Regards,

Pete Fitch






In a message dated 6/30/2013 12:35:13 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, 
mmoore8425@xxxxxxx <mailto:mmoore8425%40aol.com>  writes:

Any suggestions out there as of what to say to Greg? I hope he has an open 
mind because Melissa (my G), needs to be fixed!!

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