mr.300

1965 727, put a new pan on, changed the o rings on speedo cable as well as the shifter cable. put it all back togeather and now i dont have 3rd gear. was fine befr so not sure what it could be took it back apart today to make sure i didnt forget somthing and it all looks fine no metal etc what the hell could it be? thanks for the help in advance

samuelcosmo76

Did you adjust the shifter cable right? Maybe its really in "2".

mr.300

is it that sensitive? i put it all the way in and then slowly brought it out . but no change.

mr.300

what is the correct method for adjustment?

mr.300

its all back togeather now if i shift manually it will go into 3rd somtimes, or if i shift to n then back to drive it will catch 3rd every third try or so.

Coronet 500

Have someone hold the the selector in low pull the cable until it bottoms on the low detent. Rotate the adjuster clockwise until it touches the case, then counter to first available hole. Turn counter 5 holes and insert lock screw.

mr.300

thanks ill give it a try and let you know

mr.300

nope still same issues. any other ideas? should i pull the pan again and then adjust the cable while its open?
maybe this has no bearing but i did install a deep pan and filter spacer.
could this be the issue?

mr.300

well thanks for the help! after i made the adjustment to the shifter cable ( thanks coronet) i decided to try and adjust the shift linkage and wammo shifts better now than ever before. the only thing i can think is that with the tranny leaking from almost all possible spots the shift linkage was set " OK " but after i sealed it up and adjusted the shift cable it must not have been OK any more. there goes 2 days of thinking i was going to have to buy a tranny few! not to mention the bs from the wife.