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Automatic shift lever won't lock

Posted: 3/27/08 1:21pm Message 11 of 19
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Vette(s): 1977 auto.L48 383 stroker
Thanks again, this really does help me out....I'll let you know how it works out!


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Automatic shift lever won't lock

Posted: 4/11/08 5:28am Message 12 of 19
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I have located a complete automatic shift lever assembly I would like to replace the broken one I have now.  The one I am looking at is out of a 1979.  Can anyone tell me if this will work alright in my 77?  Are they interchangeable?  Thanks for all your help!

Matt



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Posted: 4/11/08 8:00am Message 13 of 19
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[QUOTE=fowler12]I have located a complete automatic shift lever assembly I would like to replace the broken one I have now.  The one I am looking at is out of a 1979.  Can anyone tell me if this will work alright in my 77?  Are they interchangeable?  Thanks for all your help!

Matt
[/QUOTE] Matt, the answer is YES, they are interchangeable (77-82).........good luck!  corvette440hp2008-04-11 08:01:28


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Posted: 4/11/08 9:11am Message 14 of 19
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Great, thanks corvette440hp, I appreciate the tip!  I am gonna roll with this new shifter!


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Posted: 4/11/08 9:25am Message 15 of 19
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Matt, I'm glad to be able to help..........that's what this forum is all about.


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Automatic shift lever won't lock

Posted: 4/11/08 10:11am Message 16 of 19
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Vette(s): #1-1974 L-48 4spd Cp Med Red Metallic/Black deluxe int w/AC/tilt/tele./p/w-p/b/ Am-Fm/map light National/Regional/Chapter NCRS "Top Flight" #2-1985 Bright Red/Carmine Cp.L-98/auto Member: NCRS, NCRS Texas, Corvette Legends of Texas
Yeah, any of the shifters from 77> will work.
The earlier cars had different consoles...


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Automatic shift lever won't lock

Posted: 4/11/08 11:32am Message 17 of 19
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Vette(s): 1969 COUPE CORTEZ SILVER, BRIGHT BLUE INTERIOR 383 cu. in. 512 HP. Hooker headers w/ side pipes PS PS AC AM FM STEREO. 68,000.MILES C5 5oth Anniversary Coupe , auto.350hp
[QUOTE=Adams' Apple]Does the button have any spring tension on it?
If the button will move up & down OK, but there is no "lock-out/in" for park, the pin on the bottom of the shifter that engages the detent plate is broken, or worn off.
You should have to press the button to get it out of park, and and to get it into drive. You should also have to press the button to get it into reverse from drive/neutral, and to go into 2nd or low gears. If the shifter moves freely between the gears without having to press the button, then the pin is gone, whether worn off, broken, or just fell out.
To repair this, you need to remove the shifter console and get to the shifter. Sometimes, the pin is a hardened material, and if it's broken off in the shifter handle, it is next to impossible to remove. In this case, the shifter rod(with the pin on it)replacement would be the only remedy. This involves totally dismantling the shifter from the car. Otherwise, the pin can be drilled and replaced, or, if there is enough of it still sticking out of the shifter handle, it can be pulled out with "Vice-Grip" pliers.
Hope this helps.[/QUOTE]   iNTERESTING JOEL, MY SHIFTER LOCKS IN  IN PARK AND  NEUTRAL TO DRIVE, HOWEVER I DO NOT HAVE TO PRESS THE BUTTON TO GO THROUGH THE GEARS1-3Confused


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Posted: 4/11/08 7:32pm Message 18 of 19
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Going from 1st to 2nd to 3rd(upshifting) you will not need to mash the button. Going from 3rd to 1st(downshifting), you should. This is supposed to keep folks from "accidentally" downshifting at high speeds...


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Automatic shift lever won't lock

Posted: 4/13/08 5:07pm Message 19 of 19
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Well, I didnt win the shifter assembly I was bidding onOuch.  I need some more insight how to drill the broken shift pin out.  Is the shift pin connected in some way to the spring inside.  It seemed to me that it was when I was looking at it closely.  I didnt want to damage anything if I decide to drill it out.  Also, how do you release the transmission cable from the shifter bracket.  I know how to release it from the shifter rod.  Thanks for the help!


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