this is my first post on this site and I have a good curly first question!
Can anyone remember from at least 10 years ago an electric/electronic servo shifter that shifted gears via a dash mounted control unit? It did away with the factory linkages/shifter.
I first saw it in Custom Rodder mag (I think), now defunct and it would make a permanent fix to my 63 Galaxie jumping out of Park and into Reverse....
In the magazine article, i think it was tested on a 64 Gal.
The mechanism was mounted directly to the trans under the tunnel and the control unit was under the dash.
Am chasing responses to the Brand name and availability and success of this unit if anyone remembers it !!!
Ha! I'm the last guy to do a patch job; I was under the impression that this was a hi tech solution to a factory weakness in these cars. I'm not old enough to remember first hand but was aware of a recall/warning about these cars captured on film going in reverse by themselves and trundling down the street without a driver! My understanding is that anything less than perfect condition in detent and linkage setup results in the problem of jumping into gear. Am hoping to eventually go through the forum and pick up tips on how to fix properly.
Yes but that was in much newer vehicles than your 63 and the transmissions were controlled by a cable that would melt from being too close to the exhaust.
The solution there was to install a new cable and move it away from the heat.
Your 63 has a metal rod and lots of times connections get sloppy and lets stuff flop around.
The repair isn't that difficult really. I have a schematic up there ^ that will give you a better idea.
Ok, thanks for the advice. I have it in pieces up to the g'box and the detent seems fine. There is wear in the column honeypot where the roll pin attaches but all else is in good condition.
Is there a widely used fix for the worn diecast metal and does anyone recondition or reproduce the detent lever? Alternatively, is that lever the same as a C4 or C6 that I can substitute with please?
I have a NOS Fordomatic detent which I cannot use as the detail/detent is not the same !
