1965 Belvedere Transmission Park & Gear Selection Cable Help !!

[69 Charger 500 Fanatic]

Is there anyone in or near/around KY that can assist on a shift cable adjustment issue ???

1965 Belvedere, has a park cable and gear selection cable. I have been around old Mopars for about 50 years but I have zero experience in these OEM cable shift cars. The car will drive and all but finding park and the correct gear is a challenge. I bought this car last year but just recently started messing with it.

Does anyone know of anybody in, near or around the state of KY that I can take this car to ??

Thx !!

 

[Dave6T4]

Try to pick up a shop manual for your car. There is a section about setting up the cables in the Transmission section. It is fairly easy to do, if you follow the instructions, with no special tools required. It might even be on U-tube.

 

[69 Charger 500 Fanatic]

Try to pick up a shop manual for your car. There is a section about setting up the cables in the Transmission section. It is fairly easy to do, if you follow the instructions, with no special tools required. It might even be on U-tube.

Thx !! I have considered that too. I've checked YouTube and haven't found any very helpful advice but like you said, the manual may shed some light ??

 

[Ski 61701]

If you can get a hold of a FSM for 1964, the transmission section spells it out on how to adjust both the gear selector cable and the parking cable. If you drop the pan and have a helper run it through the gears you'll be able to get it set just right and you won't have to worry if you got it spot on, especially since its a first time for you. Also the parking cable end that attaches to the back of the transmission has a spring clip that needs to be opened up before you remove the cable, you just can't pull on it otherwise you'll create more problems. Plus if you remove the cables you can put new orings on the ends and should be leak free.

 

[69 Charger 500 Fanatic]

If you can get a hold of a FSM for 1964, the transmission section spells it out on how to adjust both the gear selector cable and the parking cable. If you drop the pan and have a helper run it through the gears you'll be able to get it set just right and you won't have to worry if you got it spot on, especially since its a first time for you. Also the parking cable end that attaches to the back of the transmission has a spring clip that needs to be opened up before you remove the cable, you just can't pull on it otherwise you'll create more problems. Plus if you remove the cables you can put new orings on the ends and should be leak free.

OK, Thx !! That is a thought ... Before I bought this car ... I think this guy is the one who did the fluid and filter change work and maybe messed it up. He is a GM guy and from what I have seen so far on the car, there are things that just aren't right for a Chrysler product ...

 

[tubalcain]

Here ya go. Service Manuals – MyMopar
I know a guy in Lexington that might help.

 

[Dave6T4]

If you can get a hold of a FSM for 1964, the transmission section spells it out on how to adjust both the gear selector cable and the parking cable. If you drop the pan and have a helper run it through the gears you'll be able to get it set just right and you won't have to worry if you got it spot on, especially since its a first time for you. Also the parking cable end that attaches to the back of the transmission has a spring clip that needs to be opened up before you remove the cable, you just can't pull on it otherwise you'll create more problems. Plus if you remove the cables you can put new orings on the ends and should be leak free.

If you are going to use the 1964 FSM, adjust the drive cable per the console shift instructions. It has a rooster comb that accommodates the shifter going through the park movement, like a '65. The '64 push button valve body does not have this function, so the adjustment is different. The 1964 FSM has instructions for both types.

 

[Geoff 2]

I think the US models, in respect of the 727 trans, were the same as here. 1965 was a one year only 'transition' year. 1964 did NOT have a Park feature. 1965 was the first year that had Park. It had two cables, one for Park & one for gear shift. The 1966 727 was redesigned [ no rear pump in the trans ] & had no cables, just a single linkage shift for gears + Park.

 

[69 Charger 500 Fanatic]

Here ya go. Service Manuals – MyMopar
I know a guy in Lexington that might help.

OK, great ... thx !! Who is the guy in Lexington ??

 

[69 Charger 500 Fanatic]

If you are going to use the 1964 FSM, adjust the drive cable per the console shift instructions. It has a rooster comb that accommodates the shifter going through the park movement, like a '65. The '64 push button valve body does not have this function, so the adjustment is different. The 1964 FSM has instructions for both types.

OK. I think I forgot to mention that this car is a column shift car ??

 

[69 Charger 500 Fanatic]

I think the US models, in respect of the 727 trans, were the same as here. 1965 was a one year only 'transition' year. 1964 did NOT have a Park feature. 1965 was the first year that had Park. It had two cables, one for Park & one for gear shift. The 1966 727 was redesigned [ no rear pump in the trans ] & had no cables, just a single linkage shift for gears + Park.

Sounds right ... ??

 

[Dave6T4]

The 1962-1964 transmissions all had a Park feature. With pushbuttons, the buttons operated the drive feature with one cable. The Park feature was operated by a separate cable, by the Park lever, which also shifted the transmission into Neutral at the same time. These two separate actions were operated by two separate cables through a complicated shifter mechanism behind the dash.
In 1964, a console shifter became an option. This one shifter now had to operate both the drive cable and the Park cable. To accommodate this, the valve body was modified with a different rooster comb that would allow movement to the Park position. So, for 1964 only, there were 2 different valve bodies used, dependant on whether the car was equipped with pushbutton or console shift.
In 1965, the previous year's console-shifted valve body was used because it was engineered to operate both cables by a single shifter, be it column- or console-mounted. This is why you need to follow the console shifter instructions to adjust your cables, if using the 1964 FSM. This manual also shows the different rooster combs and manual valve. Even the neutral start switch was different. The 1965 transmission's claim to fame as a one-year-only piece was its change to using a slip joint, rather than the previous ball and trunnion joint.

 

[tubalcain]

OK, great ... thx !! Who is the guy in Lexington ??

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