Re: Wile Family's Second Packard
Posted by HH56 On 2012/3/19 18:12:32
I would wonder how much play you have in the linkage. One common problem is with the pot metal manual valve lever. Very common to have the setscrew work loose and all of a sudden you have no gear or can move the shift lever an indication or two before feeling a detent. There is a stop plate which can rotate when the screw loosens and might bind things up.
Since you have a 55 would be a good idea to look at the external linkage. See if the lever was changed so your linkage is not in a straight line when in park. Sometimes the linkage was micky-moused instead of changing the lever. Since you couldn't get past neutral is the indicator needle reading properly? That was another problem with early 55s. The clamp holding it sometimes did not do the job well. It is just under the rubber cover on the column at the bottom edge of dash.
The lights are controlled by the switch on steering column located near the firewall in engine cmpt. Could be out of adjustment, faulty, wire disconnected or fuse blown. Since you may be having trouble with the linkage, that could be preventing the switch from getting to the extreme end position to turn the lights on.
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Since you have a 55 would be a good idea to look at the external linkage. See if the lever was changed so your linkage is not in a straight line when in park. Sometimes the linkage was micky-moused instead of changing the lever. Since you couldn't get past neutral is the indicator needle reading properly? That was another problem with early 55s. The clamp holding it sometimes did not do the job well. It is just under the rubber cover on the column at the bottom edge of dash.
The lights are controlled by the switch on steering column located near the firewall in engine cmpt. Could be out of adjustment, faulty, wire disconnected or fuse blown. Since you may be having trouble with the linkage, that could be preventing the switch from getting to the extreme end position to turn the lights on.
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