Setting up an auto box - Measuring the pressure

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puffernutter

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I have a 1969 P6 3500 automatic.

The gearbox is relatively new and was installed professionally (this occured prior to my buying the car). However, since I've had the car I've never had kickdown working. I took it into a local transmission specialist for a quick once over and a bruiser just seemed to yank the bracket around until it kicked down. (I won't go back there again! )

The trouble is now that it won't change up at the right speeds (it needs to be above 40 mph before it will go into third even on a very light throttle (the book says around 25mph). And this is after I've "yanked it back" to where I reckon it was before the bruiser got hold of it!

So, does anybody have acccess to, or know a garage in the Wiltshire/Somerset/Dorset area that has the proper Rover pressure gauge that will let me set up the gearbox kick down properly.

(Or any other suggestions! )

Cheers

Peter
 
Hi Peter.

Best get the Rover manual, its very precise on how its set up (its all in the cable clearance/ accelerator rod setup), and give dire warnings about early G box failure if it isnt. The safest thing I can do is refer you to the book so you get the whole picture ! The club sells the Workshop manual (is your car a V8 ?), and its a wonderfully usefull book to have anyway.
 
In my experience Ian Wilson is the guy to go to if you have bother with kickdown on a BW35 or BW65.

He was forever setting up the bloody box in my V8!
 
Hi

Make sure that the likage bushes are in good condition as this will affect the setting up of the linkage.

I had my gearbox re-built and the specialist said not to worry too much about the settings.

Unfortunately, the autobox started to have problems and they re-built it again (under their guarantee), but this time they said it was very important to have the kick-down properly set up! And to do this the linkage bushes need to be in good condition (obtainable from Wadhams at very little expense).

So before undertaking any adjustment make sure the linkage bush is sound, but if it is all floppy then do this first!

Good luck

Regards

Gary
 
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