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Originally Posted by Bill Hanlon
Assuming that ..........
1. the engine starts with the shift lever in "N" as it is supposed to and will not start with the shift lever in any other position
2. the transmission provides "park" as it is supposed to by locking the output shaft when the shift lever is in "R" with the engine turned off as it is supposed to and will not lock the output with the shift lever in any other position
.......... then the shift linkage is probably adjusted close enough that it isn't a problem.
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Hi Bill,
my transmission behaves exactly as you describe. Everything is fine, just it uses only two gears
But I will take a closer look into that at a later time. I also got the original Hydramatic shop manual meanwhile. Als thank you very much for the link to Autotrans for the required tools.
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Originally Posted by Goatracer1
If you are not all ready a member join POCI (Pontiac Oakland Club International) they have an international chapter whose director lives in Sweden. They have technical advisors for everything. Your car is beautiful. Your horn wiring is correct as far as the wheel. Something in the chrome horn ring is grounding out.
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Thank you for that hint! Gettings parts from Sweden would be much easier for me.
Meanwhile I fixed the hornbutton completely. This is how I started...:
State of the pulled parts:
Cleaned from corrosion etc.:
Then I saw that the isolation of the contact point was missing. So I designed an exactliy fitting one and 3D printed it with TPU material:
I also understood that the pushback of the inner steeringwheel with the hornbutton is originally done with a foam part underneath. This foam part was also shrunk over the years so it couldn't push the contact back anymore. That also was obviously the reason for the permanent ground contact
So I desigend a new one and also 3D printed it with TPU. After three or four tries I found the perfect size and filling for the required flexibility
Old part and new part (with some adhessive strips as mounting help):
All parts assembled. Fits nice and the horn now works again as it should:
If anyone is interested in the 3D-prinfiles let me know, maybe it can help other people too.
Next questions I have while reworking electrics:
- I need to remove the rest of the steering wheel (the part under the horn button), because I need to fix the direction lights lever. How is this done?
- How do I remove the knob from the light switch? This might sound stupid, but there is no screw and I already tried to turn and pull it. I just don't want to destroy anything...
More updates to come shortly
