| Transmission Trouble...HELP [message #277839] |
Thu, 14 May 2015 16:55  |
Bob S.
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Location: Rapid City, SD
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I had a shop change out the shocks on my 78 Royale and when I picked it up I drove about 3 blocks and the tranny felt like it went into neutral. I pulled over and it moved again, ran up to about 35mph in first gear then went back into neutral. I had reverse and first gear.
I took it back to my mechanic and applied the knowledge I've learned since reading this forum. I ordered a new governor gear from Jim K. and told the mechanic to install it. When he took the old one out, it looked ok. I had them replace it anyway. He reassembled it today and it is still acting the same way. The modulator is not leaking and appears to be ok. My question: Is there anything else I should look at before condemning the transmission? Any help and encouragement will be greatly appreciated.
Bob and Pam Schilling
Rapid City, SD
"78 Royale
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| Re: Transmission Trouble...HELP [message #277881 is a reply to message #277839] |
Fri, 15 May 2015 16:16  |
KB
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also check the shift linkage. We had a similar problem recently, and it appears to have simply been the linkage.
Thought maybe a plugged up vacuum modulator line, but I took that off, cleaned it, and made sure it was clear.
I imagined that fixed it, but then it did it again. On a whim tried pulling the shift lever to S then back to D and it went into gear.
I've now readjusted the linkage per the manual and (so far) it's behaving. The adjustment is just a bolt/clamp/bar arrangement
on the side of the tranny that links up to the shift lever in the dash, but there are detents in both the tranny and the
steering column that will fight each other if not properly adjusted.
May or may not be your problem, but an easy thing to try.
Karen
1975 26'
Bob S. wrote on Thu, 14 May 2015 14:55I had a shop change out the shocks on my 78 Royale and when I picked it up I drove about 3 blocks and the tranny felt like it went into neutral. I pulled over and it moved again, ran up to about 35mph in first gear then went back into neutral. I had reverse and first gear.
I took it back to my mechanic and applied the knowledge I've learned since reading this forum. I ordered a new governor gear from Jim K. and told the mechanic to install it. When he took the old one out, it looked ok. I had them replace it anyway. He reassembled it today and it is still acting the same way. The modulator is not leaking and appears to be ok. My question: Is there anything else I should look at before condemning the transmission? Any help and encouragement will be greatly appreciated.
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| Re: Transmission Trouble...HELP [message #277887 is a reply to message #277881] |
Fri, 15 May 2015 17:33 |
Bob S.
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Thank you for your help. We are checking the vacuum then we'll check the linkage adjustment. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it's nothing serious. Thanks Again, Bob
Bob and Pam Schilling
Rapid City, SD
"78 Royale
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| Re: Transmission Trouble...HELP [message #277901 is a reply to message #277839] |
Fri, 15 May 2015 22:06 |
JohnL455
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RULE 1. Check the fluid level. Warm, in oark, engine running. That said they vould have pinched or dented a hard vac line.
John Lebetski
Woodstock, IL
77 Eleganza II
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| Re: Transmission Trouble...HELP [message #277944 is a reply to message #277839] |
Sat, 16 May 2015 23:09 |
Bob de Kruyff
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Location: Chandler, AZ
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Bob S. wrote on Thu, 14 May 2015 15:55I had a shop change out the shocks on my 78 Royale and when I picked it up I drove about 3 blocks and the tranny felt like it went into neutral. I pulled over and it moved again, ran up to about 35mph in first gear then went back into neutral. I had reverse and first gear.
I took it back to my mechanic and applied the knowledge I've learned since reading this forum. I ordered a new governor gear from Jim K. and told the mechanic to install it. When he took the old one out, it looked ok. I had them replace it anyway. He reassembled it today and it is still acting the same way. The modulator is not leaking and appears to be ok. My question: Is there anything else I should look at before condemning the transmission? Any help and encouragement will be greatly appreciated.
I don't think the modulator nor the governor can cause this. Hopefully it is low fluid .
Bob de Kruyff
78 Eleganza
Chandler, AZ
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