Re: Wile Family's Second Packard

Posted by HH56 On 2012/9/14 11:22:11

There is the end or reverse stop in transmission which could be loose allowing too much travel. Definitely worth a look because that whole lever assy coming loose on the shaft is a known issue. Usually if the stop is not correct, the manual valve travels too far and reverse is slow to activate or doesn't work so if that is OK, maybe not your current problem.

The light could be several things. The switch is on the steering column on engine side and is shared with the neutral safety start function. Been awhile but IIRC, there is an adjustment on the switch bracket via some slots. Assy is moved to where the start works in neutral and reverse works at the other end of travel. Assuming a wire didn't come loose, another strange thing they did with column shift Ultras was power the backup lights off the heater fuse. If blower doesn't work, might be the problem.