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| Re: [GMCnet] Transmission shift cable [message #275636 is a reply to message #275627] |
Sat, 11 April 2015 10:58   |
George Beckman
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Dave Motorhome wrote on Sat, 11 April 2015 06:50I was unable to shift into s or l... so I purchased a transmission shift
cable replacement last fall/summer from Applied..
trying to figure out what i am doing wrong, when i install it, the column
shifter moves VERY EASY.. but the gears don't actually change at the
tranny.
thanks in advance,
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David Paliotta
75 Glenbrook
Tulsa, OK
David,
Guessing here but is the top end of the cable case held tight as well? I don't remember how they are attached but the case has to be fixed solid or it can move and not the cable inside.
'74 Eleganza, SE, Howell + EBL
Best Wishes,
George
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| Re: [GMCnet] Transmission shift cable [message #275638 is a reply to message #275627] |
Sat, 11 April 2015 11:25 |
Ken Henderson
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David,
Have you checked page 7-26 in service manual X-7525? The illustrations
there, plus perhaps the adjacent text pages, should contain all the
information you need. If not, you need to have someone watch the shift
lever on the transmission while the column lever is moved. If the
transmission lever is moving without changing the gear, you'll have to pull
the pan to, probably, replace the sheared pin which should secure the shaft
to the internal mechanism -- see p.7-36.
Ken H.
Americus, GA
'76 X-Birchaven w/Cad500/Howell EFI & EBL,
Manny Brakes & 1-Ton, etc., etc.
www.gmcwipersetc.com
On Sat, Apr 11, 2015 at 9:50 AM, David wrote:
> I was unable to shift into s or l... so I purchased a transmission shift
> cable replacement last fall/summer from Applied..
> trying to figure out what i am doing wrong, when i install it, the column
> shifter moves VERY EASY.. but the gears don't actually change at the
> tranny.
>
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> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/transmission-shift-cable/p57741-dsc01525.html
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> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/transmission-shift-cable/p57742-dsc01528.html
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> http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/transmission-shift-cable/p57743-dsc01530.html
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> When i bought it Nick i think was on vacation and Jim tried to walk me
> through it.. I thought I would send a request for advice here.. and also
> call applied again.
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> thanks in advance,
>
> --
> David Paliotta
> 75 Glenbrook
> Tulsa, OK
> http://75glenbrook.googlepages.com/
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| Re: [GMCnet] Transmission shift cable [message #275785 is a reply to message #275638] |
Mon, 13 April 2015 12:02 |
Dave Motorhome
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the rain wont stop...
if i use my "original" cable it shifts fine.. just cant reach the S and
L.
i think the issue is how i bolt up the new cable. but i could not figure
out how to attach it to the bracket any differently.. I have not looked at
in months, once it dries out i will try again. was just hoping someone who
already bought the kit could look at the pics and say no dumby.. do it this
way.....
David Paliotta
75 Glenbrook
Tulsa, OK
http://75glenbrook.googlepages.com/
On Sat, Apr 11, 2015 at 11:25 AM, Ken Henderson
wrote:
> David,
>
> Have you checked page 7-26 in service manual X-7525? The illustrations
> there, plus perhaps the adjacent text pages, should contain all the
> information you need. If not, you need to have someone watch the shift
> lever on the transmission while the column lever is moved. If the
> transmission lever is moving without changing the gear, you'll have to pull
> the pan to, probably, replace the sheared pin which should secure the shaft
> to the internal mechanism -- see p.7-36.
>
> Ken H.
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| Re: [GMCnet] Transmission shift cable [message #275786 is a reply to message #275785] |
Mon, 13 April 2015 12:18 |
James Hupy
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David, this is how I do it. Crawl under the coach and put the transmission
selector into 1st. Then attach the cable to the transmission selector under
the coach. Go inside the coach and put the gear shift selector in 1st gear.
Have an assistant hold that setting exactly. Go under the drivers side
access door and index the adjustment with the shift linkage that your
assistant is holding in place. Secure the adjustment. Then place the gear
selector in park and attempt to start the engine. It should engage the
starter at this time. Also check the gear pointer on the speedometer face.
If it does not agree, adjust it's cord until it does. You will not always
be able to get this exact. Lots of slop in linkages over 40 years. To fine
tune the shift cable, there is an additional adjustment on the transmission
selector. It takes some fiddling around to get it perfect.
Jim Hupy
Salem, Or
78 GMC ROYALE 403
On Apr 13, 2015 10:02 AM, "David" wrote:
> the rain wont stop...
> if i use my "original" cable it shifts fine.. just cant reach the S and
> L.
> i think the issue is how i bolt up the new cable. but i could not figure
> out how to attach it to the bracket any differently.. I have not looked at
> in months, once it dries out i will try again. was just hoping someone who
> already bought the kit could look at the pics and say no dumby.. do it this
> way.....
>
>
> David Paliotta
> 75 Glenbrook
> Tulsa, OK
> http://75glenbrook.googlepages.com/
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> On Sat, Apr 11, 2015 at 11:25 AM, Ken Henderson
> wrote:
>
>> David,
>>
>> Have you checked page 7-26 in service manual X-7525? The illustrations
>> there, plus perhaps the adjacent text pages, should contain all the
>> information you need. If not, you need to have someone watch the shift
>> lever on the transmission while the column lever is moved. If the
>> transmission lever is moving without changing the gear, you'll have to
> pull
>> the pan to, probably, replace the sheared pin which should secure the
> shaft
>> to the internal mechanism -- see p.7-36.
>>
>> Ken H.
>>
>>>
>>
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| Re: [GMCnet] Transmission shift cable [message #275798 is a reply to message #275786] |
Mon, 13 April 2015 16:00 |
Neil
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I carried around a new cable as a spare for years. When we had our incident last summer with the driver's side CV bolts coming all the way loose and taking out, among other things, the cable, I put in the spare I had been carrying for all those years. It was near impossible to pull down to s and would not go into 1. Still we made it home. It added excitement when climbing hills from Idaho to California.
Turns out that the boot on the new cable I was carrying for all those years was just stiff enough to prevent the well adjusted cable from fully operating the transmission selection.
A new-new cable and I was all ok.
The moral here is don't assume that a brand new cable works.
Neil
76 Eleganza now sold
Los Angeles
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