Re: Trans pushbutton units

[Robert <r.lane@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Rich, that's a great help. I'll give the adjustment a lot more 
attention and see if that improves matters.
When you say you still have a way to go, do you have anything in mind to 
make more improvements?

It must be possible to make these units work well, or the 60's racers 
wouldn't have been able to use them effectively. Unless they all got swapped 
over for floor mounted shifters?

Robert

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Kinsley" <r.kinsley@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, February 04, 2007 5:43 AM
Subject: RE: Trans pushbutton units


> Robert Lane wrote:
> > Hi Paul, thanks for the reply.
> >
> > Our unit has also needed more pressure to depress the buttons than I
> > thought
> > it should. I've always dreaded the thought of using 1st, 2nd, & drive on
> > the
> > 1/4 - wondering how well it would cope when it's really needed!
> > Apart from the pressure required to change gear, it didn't really play
> > up
> > until we got the engine & box back in the car, after the rebuild (last
> > Sept). That's why I thought it might be more to do with adjustment down
> > at
> > the trans end.
> > We haven't managed/attempted to remove the cables yet. When we saw the
> > brackets had been bent over to retain the cables, we thought it was a
> > previous-owner-bodge. One cable has the 'P' clip (like a hood pin, or
> > hairpin) but the other has no clip. The spindle that it sits on has had
> > its
> > end flattened to stop the cable coming off. I'm sure it could be filed
> > tho
> > to remove the cable end. Any idea what should be holding the cable on?
> > Another P clip?
> > We should be able to do something with the brackets too, so will attend
> > to
> > that next time.
> > These are a couple of pics taken when the unit was hanging from the
> > dash.
> > You can just about see the cable ends & the brackets bent over.
> > http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/rob426uk/album?.dir=/b785scd&.src=ph&.tok=phx4.OGBSPWSf43B
> >
> > Paul, when you had your unit removed, can you remember if, when you
> > pressed
> > the pushbutton levers, did they stay latched in when pressed? I don't
> > remember any of our levers staying in; they all just sprang back. Just
> > trying to get an idea what to look for to identify whether there is
> > anything
> > wrong with our unit, or whether it's more cable/trans.
> >
> > Best Regards
> >
> > Robert
> > 63 Polara 500
> > England
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> I had similar problems with mine. More than one button at a time would
> stick in and the trans did not respond to anything other than D, N and
> R. As I mentioned I did the clean-up thing, partially helpful but the
> real deal was after the trans rebuild I got it adjusted much better. I
> still have a ways to go though.
>
> The pictures look pretty much like mine as I recall. There was no one
> around here that had a clue about the adjustment. The trans shop told me
> the cable was stretched but the list helped me figure out that was
> wrong. I think the adjustment is the biggest factor. Good Luck.
>
> Rich Kinsley  '64 Polara 4 dr 318poly w/goodies
>
>
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