5/5/05

Mike, Park isn't engaging in my powerglide. It rolls right through it and you can hear popping. Is the pawl not engaging or could it be broken? Thanks, Benji

Benji,

Just think about it, those parts in your glide, the parking pawl and other related components may very well be forty years old! They might be worn out; those items are normally not something that is replaced often. This problem is not out of the ordinary at all. To check it out, first unhook the shift cable from the shift lever. Put transmission in park and try to roll the car. If the car will hold park you have a cable adjustment problem and you

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need to readjust your cable. If the transmission does not hold park it is an internal problem such as linkage, rooster, spring, shaft, cog or bracket. It may be a combination of all these pieces. You should look them over and possibly change them all. The transmission in your racecar controls its movement, even in park!

Mike
Mike’s Transmission
Lancaster CA
(661) 723-0081

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