Re: 1956 Torsion Level troubleshooting issue

Posted by HH56 On 2020/8/3 8:38:11

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Not exactly sure of what you are referring to but from the description of having two wires and being in a can on the drivers side of the transmission I believe you may be describing the pressure switch. Strictly a push button shift related component and no connection to the torsion level system. The pressure switch opens to prevent the PB shift transmissions from being able to go into Park, Neutral or Reverse if the car is moving more than 5 or so mph.

There is a rounded limit switch with two wires which I guess could kind of resemble a pumpkin. That switch is on the compensator a few inches to the left of the transmission but not on the trans itself. Vibration or too tight a wiring drape has been known to break the wires where they connect to the switch so it is a possibility if only one direction has failed. The "pesky" brake light switch is a definite possibility for almost all torsion level problems but sort of moved to the side for now since he mentioned hearing the solenoids clicking and the brake lights were working.