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Larry & Norma

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Automatic gearbox linkage
« on: September 29, 2010, 11:09:09 »
Just to illustrate what happens if you fail to renew the linkage bush after 40 years as I found out
half way up a mountain in France.
The third picture is the replacement in situ.
The last picture is the improvised tool for pulling the bush into the arm then
with a little silicon grease pliers are used to assemble the two parts.
Larry Hall (Gnuface)
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Re: Automatic gearbox linkage
« Reply #1 on: September 29, 2010, 21:58:47 »
I recently had the same problem.  I pulled the shift lever from inside the car.  There is a bushing at the top that is the same.  I like the tool idea you have.  It would have saved me some time.
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Re: Automatic gearbox linkage
« Reply #2 on: September 30, 2010, 07:54:56 »
I had previously done the top bushes when I changed the bulb in the shift gate,
thought the bottom bush felt good but got that wrong!!
Larry Hall (Gnuface)
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Re: Automatic gearbox linkage
« Reply #3 on: October 01, 2010, 11:00:42 »
Mine went in the middle lane of the "periferique" ring road round Paris. Imagine how pleased the French were about that! I did manage to limp it home.