Post by Deleted on Apr 6, 2006 17:36:22 GMT
I have a LHD '64 P5 MkII saloon with the DG automatic transmission. I am looking for some help.
The previous owner of my car broke the mounting bracket for the gear selector cross-shaft lever by running over some object. This lever is mounted to the left of the transmission through two bolts into the drain pan (sump) and one bolt to the body. The broken bracket was repaired by welding a piece of plate steel as a fix. It is clear from to me that the job was not careful and that the resulting bracket does not resemble the original.
I am currently having trouble getting the car to shift smoothly so that the column indicator lines up with the actual gear. I suspect that the repair has misaligned the lever. Unfortunately, the gear shift linkages on the LHD cars were completely different than from the RHD cars and the manual is light on LHD information.
In looking at the "fix" I noticed that the cross-shaft lever is skewed. I also think that the lever itself might be bent. The problem is I do not have another car to look at to determine whether what I am seeing is normal or not.
Does anyone have a LHD P5 MKII saloon that might be able to look at the lever and describe their setup? The lever is mounted on the left side of the transmission about midway and can be seen without jacking up the car. Better yet, would anyone be able to send or post some pictures of their bracket?
Thank you for any help that you can give.
The previous owner of my car broke the mounting bracket for the gear selector cross-shaft lever by running over some object. This lever is mounted to the left of the transmission through two bolts into the drain pan (sump) and one bolt to the body. The broken bracket was repaired by welding a piece of plate steel as a fix. It is clear from to me that the job was not careful and that the resulting bracket does not resemble the original.
I am currently having trouble getting the car to shift smoothly so that the column indicator lines up with the actual gear. I suspect that the repair has misaligned the lever. Unfortunately, the gear shift linkages on the LHD cars were completely different than from the RHD cars and the manual is light on LHD information.
In looking at the "fix" I noticed that the cross-shaft lever is skewed. I also think that the lever itself might be bent. The problem is I do not have another car to look at to determine whether what I am seeing is normal or not.
Does anyone have a LHD P5 MKII saloon that might be able to look at the lever and describe their setup? The lever is mounted on the left side of the transmission about midway and can be seen without jacking up the car. Better yet, would anyone be able to send or post some pictures of their bracket?
Thank you for any help that you can give.