Re: IML: 61 Imperial Transmission Saga

First, there is no motor that does the shifting. The cable from the pushbuttons goes directly into the transmission. The adjustment is the threaded collar where the cable enters the tranny case and it is locked in place by a bolt through one of several holes on the disc.

Check the level of transmission fluid with the engine running. If low, shifting could be a problem.

If the pushbuttons are working and the cable seems to be working. One can't see if the cable is moving is the problem. I haven't read the previous posts so don't know what was going on before the trans. stopped working.

If it has fluid, it starts in neutral, and it won't shift into other gears, then it is probably internal to the trans. Need a tranny shop.

Best we can do.

Henry Hopkins/Richard Palmer

----- Original Message -----

From: John/Shirley Nimmo

To: Imperialclubmailinglist

Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2005 9:51 AM

Subject: IML: 61 Imperial Transmission Saga

Hi Imler's;

Well, here is the continuation of the 61 Imperial transmission saga as of late yesterday

afternoon.

I had to call a tow truck yesterday afternoon and they came and picked the car up

backwards on their lift with me in the car and then they backed up to my one car garage

and then tilted the bed of the tow truck down and slowly dumped the Imperial back

into the garage with me steering the car. We got it all back in the garage safely, so I

don't know what's going on with the transmission. I followed some of the suggestions

that several Imler's told me to do concerning checking the cable and the pushbuttons

but I didn't see any cable adjustment on the transmission, just the cable going into

the transmission that seemed fine and as for the pushbuttons, I took off the pushbutton

cover and inside of the housing all looked well inside of that. The transmission

seems to know if its in neutral or not. I tried to see if the car would now start in

Reverse or Drive since the transmission quit working, but it would only start in Neutral

so I know that part is good. Whenever you push the buttons on the dash, you don't

hear any clunk from the motor on the transmission that shifts it into drive or reverse.

I even let the car run about 30 minutes, seeing if it might shift into first or second

gear, but I didn't have any luck. Its almost like the motor that puts the car into different

gears isn't working. I even looked to see if this motor had a fuse on it that may have

blown but I didn't see any under the hood or under the dash.

If anybody has any other suggestions as what to do, I would greatly appreciate it

because I'm at a total loss as what to do now.

Sincerely,

John Nimmo

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