<VV> check ball ?`

[shortle]

Yes, there is a ball for the backup lite switch inside the transmission. This ball acts as a "lever" to press in the plunger on the switch to allow current to flow to the outboard side of the switch when trans is in reverse. BU lites won't work without it.
Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado 


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>From: rich dixon <dixon5553 at yahoo.com>
>Sent: Jun 6, 2010 10:36 PM
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>Subject: <VV> check ball ?`
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>Hi; can someone tell me on a '66 4-speed trans, is there a check ball that goes in with the back up light switch on the trans? 
>It's been three years since I remove this switch from the car I'm restoring,  and today I found the old switch and the little ball that looks like a ball bearing. What is this "ball" for and how does it operate with the backup light switch?
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>Thanks,
> 
>Rich 
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