The kickdown saga......
A long time ago I found that the outer cable sleeve had pulled out of the back side of the ferrule it is crimped into. I was able to push the sleeve all the way back into the ferrule, so it *is* in its original position Then I secured it with automotive "Goop". So that is not an issue. I found the detailed adjustment instructions on Brickboard. It says to loosen the cable on the throttle drum as much as possible. You then pull on the cable, then release it. The spring in tranny then retracts it and the cam is supposed to make a sound/ click as the cam hits its stop on the tranny. You then keep tightening until the click sound just stops when it is released. However, I can only hear a click as I pull the cable *out* of the red end....when released, I hear no sound as it stops upon retracting. I am wondering if the lack of a clickcoming from tranny when the cable is released means that the cable is hanging up, preventing cable and cam from going full travel and hitting the stop? The cable is definitely free, and pulls in and out smoothly. When I twiddle with the adjustment, it doesn't make sense what the car is doing. if I move the outer sheath all the way forward, making as much slack as possible, then the car will never shift out of second into third. Conversely, when I moved the sheath all the way back as far as possible (tightening cable on drum) I had the same result....would not shift into third. When it is in about the middle, then the car will shift into third, but only when you let off the gas momentarily. If I understand it right, moving the adjustment all the way forward (max slack) should have shifted the shift speeds so as to enable third and O/D as well. Geronimo