Torqueflite drives only in R ! (3)

[Philippe Courant <accf-club@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You remmeber my inquiry about the '57 Imperial which drives only in R :

> The car drives  in R and in all positions (D, N,1,2 & R) !!
> My thought is that the cable is unhooked at trans. end and the manual 
> valve stays in R position, i can't see other reason. I've rebuilt this 
> trans 1 year ago and itsn't me who has reinstalled the trans. in the car. 

I've looked at the car this morning:
- the trans. safety switch was wired but only at trans ..
- the cable was unhooked from the adapter at trans !

We remove the oil pan and see that the manual valve stays in R if we 
push one of the button.  So problem with cable: we discovered that the 
small spring on the control cable adapter was loose and it revolves 1/4 
turn so the vertical part of the spring was off the groove of the 
adapter and no longer blocks the cable; thus the cable was free !
 It happened when the trans was in R so the trans. remains in R 
whichever the button you engage. The car could be started because the 
trans. neutral switch wasn't wired ! Very dangerous indeed !!

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Philippe COURANT (Pau, France)- Webmaster des sites ACCF et C-I-F
Imperial 1957 Crown convertible
Buick 1996 Roadmaster wagon

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