Service Diagnosis; Low Button Requires Heavy Pressure To Lock; Reverse Button Requires Heavy Pressure To Lock; Loose Push Button Cover - Chrysler 1956 Imperial Service Manual

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SERVICE DIAGNOSIS
LOW BUTTON REQUIRES HEAVY
PRESSURE TO LOCK
Cause:
Cable driven too far forward into transmission.
Re medy:
Readjust cable as outlined under "Adjusting
Cable Backlash."
REVERSE BUTTON REQUIRES HEAVY
PRESSURE TO LOCK
Cause:
Cable pulled too far out of transmission
hous~
ing.
Remedy:
Readjust cable as outlined under "Adjusting
Cable Backlash."
NOTE: Wh en pressure required to lock L-low
and R-Teverse push buttons is
equal-
a4just-
ment is con'ect.
" CLUNKING" NOISE WHEN BUTTON
RETURNS
Cause:
Operating slide rubber stop bumper missing,
Remedy:
Remove push button control unit and replace
rubber bumper.
PUSH BUTTON WILL NOT RETURN
Cause:
Broken operating slide s pring.
Remedy:
Remove push b utton unit and replace broken or
def ective spring.
PUSH BUTTON WILL NOT LOCK
Cause:
Defective or worn locking pawl or operating
slide retainer notch.
Remedy:
Replace push button control unit.
PUSH BUTTON "BINDS"
Causes:
a. Wear at bulkheads of push button
unit.
b.
Warped slides.
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FELT
MASK
56:<.121
Fig. 9 - Method bf Attaching Felt Mask
c.
Bezel adjustment.
d.
Light lead wire obstructing.
e.
Binding on felt mask.
Remedies:
a.
Lubricate with MOPAR Lubriplate.
b.
Replace push button control unit.
c.
Align bezel so that push buttons are cen-
tered.
d.
Position light lead wire as outlined under
" Removal of Push Putton Control Unit."
e.
Carefully relieve area where push button
contacts felt. This can be easily done by insert-
ing a .005 inch feele r gauge between the push
button cover and the felt mask. Gently moving
the gauge in and out in this area will usually
reli eve the binding condition.
Should it become necessary to replace or
re-glue the felt mask, use a suitable adhesive
agent and place glue in areas indicated in Fig-
ure 9. Diameter of the glue "spots" should not
exceed
%
inch.
LOOSE PUSH BUTTON COVER
Cause:
Insufficient tension on push button cover re-
taining tang.
Remedy:
Remove bezel to expose push button. Using a
small scr ewdriver (or similar tool) exert suffi-
cient pressure to force tang into plastic recess
on push button.