Re: Pushbuttons suddenly inop! (WAS: Dang

This is a quick answer hoping your mechanically inclined.

Disconnect your shifter cable from the pushbutton unit and check for smooth operation of the buttons. If they work fine disconnected, check your shift cable for burns or hot spots. I have found that if our cars body to frame grounds are deficient your shifter cable is the next item in line to the path of least resistance. Every time you start your car it shorts internally and eventually gets harder to operate and seizes up. If your cable is burned it probably will need replacing, along with the body grounds.

If your buttons still operate with difficulty with the cable disconnected, spray the mechanism with a silicone lube or any type of dry lubricant till they operate freely. Reconnect the cable and have fun.

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From: Bob

Date: 4/15/2014 7:47:30 PM

To: 1962to1965mopars@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Subject: Pushbuttons suddenly inop! (WAS: Dang - I did it again)

Thanks for the pictures, Rich. My 64ragtop has been waiting for me to get to work on the sudden lockup of the pushbuttons. I'd been having intermittent NO START events, but working the pushbuttons cleared the problem several times. I just figured adjusting the shift cable would fix it, like several others have reported with neutral safety switch issues. Then one day, I started the car and none of the pushbuttons would work. No problem with the park lever, but that's a whole 'nother area.

I haven't dropped the trans pan yet, but I'm hoping it's not a MAJOR meltdown! Like maybe a screw on the rooster comb broke or fell out. That I can deal with!
Has anyone here had a similar problem? Of course, I'm hoping for a simple, easy fix. Still hoping to hit the lottery, too!
Any input would be much appreciated - words of encouragement eve more so. Kindly hold off on the "OH SH*T!!!" comments 'til I get a look at the shifter's innards.

Guess I'll charge the camera battery and show y'all what I find, too.

Thanks to all!

BC

On 4/3/2014 3:24 PM, Richard Kinsley wrote:

I was trying to get the pushbuttons adjusted and just wanted to check one more thing. I popped the pan off my original trans in addition to the new trans in LeRoar. I had always heard the "rooster comb" was different but it was the same on my new '65 trans as the freebie '63 trans I have on hand. It turns out my trans is different!!!!! I do need to swap out the "rooster comb".

Back to the drawing board again. All I have to figure out is how to swap them out.??? Here are some pictures for comparison. The pushbutton trans uses a double tipped rooster comb and the '63 and '65 both have a single point. ?? I wonder why the '63 isn't like mine?

The first pic is my original '64 trans. The second is the new '65 trans. The last is the spare '63.

Rich Kinsley

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