| Re: [GMCnet] Tranny Trouble - the dreaded governor gear gremlin [message #314113 is a reply to message #314108] |
Sun, 05 March 2017 13:37   |
George Beckman
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Location: Colfax, CA
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sgltrac wrote on Sun, 05 March 2017 10:29Carefully inspect the shorter of the speedo/cruise cables ( shorter is the
cruise)as the cruise cable can melt and jamb or twist up which can cause
damage to the governor as per Manny. The cruise cable is especially prone
with headers. Manny recommended not using the stock cruise set up once his
new Manny switch was installed.
Sully
77 eleganza 2
Seattle
On Sun, Mar 5, 2017 at 5:31 AM Ken Burton wrote:
Good points made by Ken and Sully.
I was able to tickle the governor out without taking the dip stick apart, but it requires someone above to help the the manifold up and flared out. The dipstick placement seems to be a bit random from coach to coach so perhaps I was lucky.
While you are checking the cruise cable make sure the rest, going to the speedometer is very free as well.
Now if the governor won't pull up then things just got complicated. But... you do not have to pull the final drive down to get the pin out of the way. Manny gave me a very simple way of pulling the final drive back enough to get in between the transmission and the final drive. I am a weakling and I did it by myself. Took time but it was a very slick technique. Hopefully the governor comes right up and out.
When pushing the pin out I would not drill it. You can enlarge the hole and cause the pin to be a loose fit.
When putting the new gear on the following is very important: The smart guys call it "staking" the pin in, meaning take a modified chisel and bugger the ends of the hole the pin goes in so it can't come out. The PO made a weak attempt at staking the pin. I could see the marks but they are not much and the pin slid out.
If the governor will not come out... goes up maybe an inch or so and stops hard, look here: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/gmcnet-archive/T-eeBK6c-fQ
The technique also works if you needed to replace the gasket between the FD and transmission.
'74 Eleganza, SE, Howell + EBL
Best Wishes,
George
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