<VV> Problem with 1961 Powerglide shifting into reverse

[Harry Yarnell]

Probably the reverse piston seal has hardened to the point it doesn't seal 
well. Known problem.
There were two types of seals used; a square cut, and a lip. I believe the 
square cut one was the one causing the problem.

Harry Yarnell
Perryman Garage and Orphanage
hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <JRVIDRINE at aol.com>
To: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 04, 2006 7:10 AM
Subject: <VV> Problem with 1961 Powerglide shifting into reverse


> Folks,
>
> I have been assisting my friend Jerry Bergeron friend with his 1961  700
> equipped with a Powerglide.  We completely overhauled the brake  system. 
> We also
> repaired the shift cable sheath which was  leaking transmission fluid.  We 
> did
> this with shrink wrap tube and  RTV.  This fixed the leak.  Yesterday 
> after
> adjusting the emergency  brake cable we decided to try running the car a 
> bit.
> Now, it didn't run  all that smoothly, since it has been out of operation 
> for
> about a year.   The first problem was that when shifted into reverse, 
> nothing
> happened for  about 20 seconds and then it started reversing.  We checked 
> the
> auto  transmission fluid and it was full on the dip stick.  Shifting into
> drive  produced a shift into drive immediately.  We did this several times 
> and
> each time it did the same thing.  Any ideas as to what may be causing 
> this.
> When we reattached the shift cable into the transmission (after  repairing 
> the
> sheath leak) we followed the shop manual procedures necessary for  the 
> ball on
> the end of the cable to engage inside the transmission.  Is is  possible 
> that
> I didn't do it exactly right.  When this was done, the shift  lever would 
> move
> into each position on the dash with a corresponding movement at  the
> transmission.
>
> The car runs rough right now, but I'm sure a carburetor overhaul will
> correct this.
>
> Thanks
> Randy Vidrine
> Branch, LA
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