<VV> Changing C878 Power Glide gear shift o-ring. How to get the rod off?

[shortle]

That "push rod" (it is not a push rod) is the rear section of the cable. It is held to the transmission with a 1/4 X 20 short bolt. The bolt holding on the filter is quite often... missing. Seems to not be all that needed as Chevrolet just didn't install them You can install one (also a REAL short 1/4 X 20 screw). I have seen some with a slotted head screw. You don't have the TV linkage properly on with the shift cable ball.
Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado 81301


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>From: Ignacio Valdes via VirtualVairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>Sent: Jul 8, 2017 9:11 PM
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>Subject: Re: <VV> Changing C878 Power Glide gear shift o-ring. How to get	the rod off?
>
>Joel, I don't see a cable, I only see a push rod coming from the front of
>the car going to the shift shaft arm so I don't know where the C878 would
>go?  Also the transmission filter is missing the bolt that holds it on. I
>don't know what size bolt that is and if I can source it locally?
>
>On Sat, Jul 8, 2017 at 10:04 PM, Ignacio Valdes <ivaldes at hal-pc.org> wrote:
>
>> The good news: O'Reillys had a viton o-ring assortment.  They also had a
>> grommet assortment. See picture.
>> The bad news: I put it all together again and every shift position was
>> forward. No neutral, no reverse. So I opened it all back up again. I don't
>> see any problem. Here is a before and after picture of the shift shaft.
>> They look exactly the same to me. What did I do wrong?
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jul 8, 2017 at 11:45 AM, Ignacio Valdes <ivaldes1 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Will a danco 3/8 x 1/4 x 1/18 o-ring work?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>> On Jul 8, 2017, at 10:52 AM, Ignacio Valdes <ivaldes at hal-pc.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Putting a screwdriver in the right side fitting and wiggling while prying
>>> on the linkage made the shift shaft come out. However, the C878 o-ring
>>> looks way too big. Less of a problem but still a problem the steering
>>> linkage rubber grommet disintegrated.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jul 7, 2017 at 4:06 PM, Ignacio Valdes <ivaldes at hal-pc.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi, my transmission leaks possibly at the Clarks part C878 o-ring where
>>>> the shift rod enters the transmission. I have a new C878 and I am trying to
>>>> change it. I have the pan off and am trying to see how to slide the rod out
>>>> but right now it isn't obvious. See picture.  It seems to resist on the
>>>> right side of the 'clip' that is on the ribbed rod. I don't want to damage
>>>> this for obvious reasons. Is there a right way to do this?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>> <IMG_3985.JPG>
>>>
>>>
>>
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