trying to do my shift kit and i cant get the valve body out...... do i have to undo the shifter on top of the tranny?

 

on post #4 here all i have to take out right now is the top set of 10 bolts, correct?...........

 

The connection for the throttle valve cable, and shift linkage, has to be removed from the transmission. I believe the bolt sizes are 7/16, and 1/2 inch. Also, when you get the valve body to come down, there'll be a rod that goes back into the transmission, just give it a good yank, and it should come out, if not, there's a c clip that holds it to the valve body that needs to be removed. If you remove it, be sure that it engages fully, because otherwise you won't have park. I had my valve body down twice, and the second time, I couldn't get that rod to come out, I had to remove the c clip.

 

when I said make sure the rod engages fully, I meant when you're putting it back together.

 

thanks a ton, thats what i thought......you my friend get a goldstar

 

alright got the tv cable linkage off and the shift linkage loosened up but cant get it to slide off, it is very free and will wiggle up and down

 

bump.........

 

Mine was the same way. Once the bolts have been loosened up, they will come straight off. They're just stuck from being on there so long. I can't remember for sure how I got them off, but I think all I did was just work them back and forth until they came off one at a time. try some WD-40

 

Something else, and I learned this the hard way. There is an electrical connector that has to be unplugged. It's to the right of the tv cable, and shift linkage. When I went to remove mine for the first time, I wasn't told about this, and ended up destroying the plug end that's coming through the tranny casing. An expensive mistake.

 

well there was a cclip that i couldnt see holding the shift linkage on, yeah i found out about the connector too, i think its still good tho, thanks for the help man......i think im gonna call it a night and finish up in the morn