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Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2005 12:43
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Subject: 65 Imperial Cable Shift
Transmission Trouble (long winded) HELP
Wondering if anyone with the cable shift
torqueflite ever had this kind of trouble with theirs. This problem has
been going on for many years with mine and is getting worse lately. I have
talked to a few tranny shop guys but they have never seemed to heard
of this kind of problem. They will gladly rebuild my trans, but they can't
guarantee they could fix this problem.
OK, if I get
in this car and drive it about 5 or more miles, and then pull up to stop
and park the car to get gasoline or whatever, the shift lever will
not go into park. It will just sort of bind when you lift the shift lever
from the drive position.It will go down to second and first positions as
it should easily, and back to second and drive, but not to neutral or
beyond.
This
is the only problem with the transmission. The driveability of
it is absolutely fine. No slippage, foreward or reverse, and the shift
points are proper.
So,
what I had done before while the car was locked in this mode, I put
it on the hoist and quickly took down the trans pan and looked over the
valve body and I noticed that the cable should push the manual shift lever
on the valve body to the neutral, reverse, and finally to the park
position. Well, the cable was sort of kinked because it could not push the
manual lever past the drive position on the valve body. OK, I then
tried to move the manual lever by hand, and it was stuck. It would not go
from the drive position to neutral or beyond. But it does go from drive to
second and to first as easy as it should. And from first, second, to drive
position easily. It won't go past the drive position with the manual
lever. But let it sit about 20 minutes or so and it is like some
fluid pressure or something bleeds off, and it will shift normal again
like nothing ever happend.
Next thought, cable side is OK since it is doing its job of trying to
push the manual lever to the position needed. The manual lever is tight
for some reason- well alright, we'll try another valve body assembly. I
have tried two other valve body assemblies- plus the original one - all
had the same problem still !!
It is like their is fluid pressure built up in the valve body somehow and
not letting the manual valve go past the drive position until the car
sets for about 20 minutes, and bleeds down, after that it will shift
easily like it should.
Seems to me like a valve somewhere in the trans that controls fluid to or
from the transmission maybe hanging up and causing pressure in the
valve body? I don't know. And I just can't explain it any better. I had a
transmission guy drive it and he parked it and said he didn't know- never
had that problem. Others I've talked to never heard of it
either.
This problem has been for many years, driveability is OK though. But it is
getting worse+more often. I had to disconnect the neutral safety switch,
so it will start in gear after a fill-up at the gas pump or a
quick stop somewhere, or I will need to let the car sit for 20 minutes so
it will pop out of gear.( I'll be the first to admit this is a dangerous
idea, but I am the only driver of the car as of now. And I think of it at
every start.) And I always need to watch where to park since I get only
one chance to pull in since it will not always go into the reverse mode to
back in. Hasn't been fun lately to drive this car with the goofy
problem!
Has anyone else had this kind of trouble with theirs, Maybe push
button shift cars would not allow the buttons to be pressed in? Again, I
had offers to rebuild this trans, but they never had this kind of problem,
and won't guarantee a rebuild will cure it? Would like to know maybe where
to check first.
Oh yes, I also tried to bypass the transmission cooler system in case it
was plugged, it did not help.
Another thought, I would like to keep the
correct trans in the car and have it repaired. But maybe I should just get
a whole different trans and have it rebuilt and use it?
How can I tell if the trans in my car is the original numbers matching
one? Where would I look for the numbers- and how would I know if the trans
is the correct original one that the car had since new?
Any rebuilders in the N.E. Ohio area?
Any help would be appreciated- to make
the trip to Carlisle a little more enjoyable this year.
Rob 61/65
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