| Re: [GMCnet] '78 Royale can't get out of park [message #325164 is a reply to message #325156] |
Thu, 19 October 2017 15:51   |
jimk
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Registered: July 2006
Location: Belmont, CA
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What is surprising to most of us is that this happens so fast, that there
is no warning.
One time I had a fair warning when my shifter was getting hard to shift.
Did I fix it then? NO, it locked up when we stopped for dinner. I swore it
was not the cable but I was wrong.
On Thu, Oct 19, 2017 at 8:18 AM, Ron Murray wrote:
> Thanks to ALL!
> The cable was the issue. I have owned my '77 Eleganza since '84 and I have
> never had an issue of not being able to shift out of park. I disconnected
> cable from the bottom trans shiftier, than shifted by hand till I moved
> 100' to new location.
>
> There was 3 possible issues:
> 1) was steering column locked up? (unhooked cable, shiftier worked fine).
> 2) hookup cable to steering column, unhook bottom of cable at trans,
> shiftier won't move.
> 3) was trans broken? No, moved the trans lever from park to reverse etc.*
> therefore it was a corroded cable.*
>
> I have never felt so helpless when I couldn't drive or tow the coach.
>
> THANKS AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT I WOULD DO WITHOUT MY KNOWLEDGEABLE GMC
> FRIENDS!!!!
>
> Ron Murray
> Seattle
> '78 & 2 - '77 GMC's
>
> *(Soon to be selling all 3, I've gotten to old to tinker)*
>
> - 1978 Royale 403 Central Kit on passenger side. (85k miles)
> - 1977 Eleganza 455 Rear dinette (bed) (65k miles)
> - 1977 Royale 455 Rear Bath (dry) (55k miles)
> - 26' storage trailer full of corduroy furniture, wood cabinets, and
> various used parts ie (bumpers, mirrors, sink, toilet, doors etc.) most
> form a recycled 77 Eleganza.
>
>
> On Wed, Oct 18, 2017 at 5:43 PM, John R. Lebetski >
> wrote:
>
>> Open drivers hood and spray CRC chain and cable lube in under cable boot.
>> Use the straw that comes with the can and work it in under the boot end
> by
>> slightly pinching. Get it at least half way and connect can and spray
>> liberally. This way gravity is your friend and the jacket acts like a
>> conduit.
>> This is smelly stuff with graphite that will stain clothes and
> hands----so
>> you know it's good. Fixed it and for good here.
>> --
>> John Lebetski
>> Woodstock, IL
>> 77 Eleganza II
>>
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