!!!!!!!!!!!! HELP No Reverese !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Team Owner
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From: Westminster Maryland
Hi 71,
That's the slot and tool.
It's easy to make one out a white plastic putty knife/paint scraper. You can bend it so you can get it into position with the transmission in place.
I'm not sure that this is your problem though?
Regards,
Alan
That's the slot and tool.
It's easy to make one out a white plastic putty knife/paint scraper. You can bend it so you can get it into position with the transmission in place.
I'm not sure that this is your problem though?
Regards,
Alan
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Burning Brakes
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From: Chandler AZ
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Understood Frankenvette and Alan.......will try to better align the assembly and see what happens and I will report back my findings. Thanks for your inputs!!
Racer
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That's the "cool tool" from the service manual all right. But like Frankenvette said, any object to get similar spacing will do.
My Vette doesn't have the interlock cable either. Maybe the previous owner was trying to save weight!
My Vette doesn't have the interlock cable either. Maybe the previous owner was trying to save weight!
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Burning Brakes
Joined: Jun 1999
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From: Chandler AZ
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Great I now only have reverse. This tells me I am on the right track just off somewhere. The alignment slot is in a very tight place so I have to use a hemostat to guide it in.
Now I just have to figure out whats out of alignment.....any thoughts would be appreciated............
Oh and I found this on the net (thanks to ever took this pic)
http://www.lbfun.com/warehouse/tech_...C2shifter1.jpg
Now I just have to figure out whats out of alignment.....any thoughts would be appreciated............
Oh and I found this on the net (thanks to ever took this pic)
http://www.lbfun.com/warehouse/tech_...C2shifter1.jpg
Last edited by 71LS5; Aug 23, 2014 at 10:08 PM.
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Burning Brakes
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From: Chandler AZ
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Three last replies are from myself. I guess I am the only one wrenching or reading on a Saturday night 
Anyway, I made a new shiftier alignment tool (old one was a small section of a hacksaw blade. Made for a nice grip with the hemostat for that funky angle in the tunnel.
The metal was not so wide (as compared to the drawing of the tool which indicated a width of 0.6 in) providing enough slop to make the assembly not work.
With the new "tool" (part of an old license plate cut to order) I finally got all the gears and reveres and it was smooth.
Guess this thread is closed and looks like I can do this job faster and easier than the last 24 hours....at least its right and I feel good about that!
Later yawl.....................
Anyway, I made a new shiftier alignment tool (old one was a small section of a hacksaw blade. Made for a nice grip with the hemostat for that funky angle in the tunnel.
The metal was not so wide (as compared to the drawing of the tool which indicated a width of 0.6 in) providing enough slop to make the assembly not work.
With the new "tool" (part of an old license plate cut to order) I finally got all the gears and reveres and it was smooth.
Guess this thread is closed and looks like I can do this job faster and easier than the last 24 hours....at least its right and I feel good about that!
Later yawl.....................
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Burning Brakes
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From: Chandler AZ
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Yes I am onto the next task...man it never ends with these cars! Thanks so much for the help! Its so great having this forum and guys to bounce idea's off of. These cars are 40 + years old and the documentation on assembly and repair are only getting better!! Its great considering the original documentation was drawn by hand prior to computers. Getting a picture from one of you guys is worth a 1000 words!!!!!