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

[Ignacio Valdes]

How do I put the TV linkage on properly? As far as I can tell it is as it
was before when it worked, yet something must be different.

On Sun, Jul 9, 2017 at 11:42 AM, shortle <shortle556 at earthlink.net> wrote:

> 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
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: Ignacio Valdes via VirtualVairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> >Sent: Jul 8, 2017 9:11 PM
> >To:
> >Cc: Virtual Vairs <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> >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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