AboutTodd Puccio Expertise General auto repair,electical issues,driveability issues,anti-lock brakes,SIR systems,HVAC,engine performance,Gm spacific. I have worked at my current dealseship since the 1990 model year anything much older than that I have limited exposure to. I do not have very much transmission experience so those question you may want to ask of another expert. When you send me a question let me know the exact make/model/engine and year for the car or suv you have it makes it easier to answer the questions that way.
Experience Experience in the area:I have been employed by the same Gm dealer for 18 years and and a ASE master technician. I work at a Pontiac and GMC truck store. Served a a lead technician when dealership was on a team system.
I just recently moved to a Buick,Hummer,Saab Store when my franschise was purchased by this dealership.
Organazations: ASE master techncian
Education/Credentials:High school diploma,2 year vocational school degree
2 year college degree. Associates degree in applied scineces (auto technology)Awards and Honors: GMC master techncian
Question Hi Todd;
for 1996 Firebird Formula. 5/7L LT1, 4 speed auto (R700?)
When shifting from reverse to drive, the shifter felt stiff as it went into drive (felt normal coming out of park, into reverse, and through neutral). I cycled the shift lever through it's full travel to test the feel and wound up with the trans stuck in first gear. The shift lever now travels freely. The car still starts in park, so the mechanical interlock to the linkage functions. Is the linkage between the lever and trans a cable? Could it have slipped in the mount (the trans has never been out of the car, which has 220K on it)? Can I get to it from inside the car, or do I need to get under it to access the linkage? Is any slip in the linkage more likely to happen at the lever, or on the trans?
Thanks for your help, Mark
Answer Hi Mark:
The linkage is a cable between the transmission and the shiter it's self. the adjustment is at the trasnmission side of the cable. Either the retainer poped off or the adjuster is stripped out or the cable is streached out It's one of the 3 things. Without seeing it it's hard to say. My guess is the adjuster retainer poped out and the adjustment moved at the transmission. Good luck :)
