Frankskustom
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I made a mistake by not taking enough picture so now i am trying to figure out where the part goes if anybody can help with the part in the picture and what is it for thanks .
Dash question crhysler 300
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Frankskustom
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No its not working i dont know where to connecte the rod
What year?
Frankskustom
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1965
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Old Man with a Hat
I bet the Factory Service Manual (FSM) will tell…
D Cluley
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It is broken. That piece is supposed to be part of the transmission indicator. What you have there is basically the crank that goes on one end of a shaft with the orange needle on the other end. Not sure if it could be repaired, or if you will need to replace the whole unit?
NOS Mopar Column Gear Shift Indicator Pkg 1965-6 Chrysler - Hiltop Auto Parts
NOS Mopar Column Gear Shift Indicator Pkg 1965-6 Chrysler - Hiltop Auto Parts
Frankskustom
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Thank you i will try to find the part near me its weird beacause i dont remember removing that part when i removed the dash . Maybe it was not there when i bought the car
The bent piece you're holding goes into the rubber grommet on the part hanging down beside the piece you're holding. That is connected to the shift lever. The other end of it goes into a corresponding hole in the gear indicator. When you move the shift lever, it moves the needle in the indicator quadrant.
The whole shebang is held to the indicator by a piece with a long hole in it that makes it adjustible so that the indicator can be made to point exactly at the proper place in the shift quadrant. The picture below is not the best, but it's the best I can come up with.
The whole shebang is held to the indicator by a piece with a long hole in it that makes it adjustible so that the indicator can be made to point exactly at the proper place in the shift quadrant. The picture below is not the best, but it's the best I can come up with.
Frankskustom
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Thanks a lot really apreciate verry helpfull
Were you able to get it reconnected?
Frankskustom
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No not now i have too much other thing to do on the car now i will probably try this week end
Here are a couple of pictures - your indicator may well be broken as indicated above by @D Cluley ... I wasn't remembering the assembly correctly.
This pictures shows how the column shift mechanism attaches to the shift indicator assembly - a little arm sticks out of the steering column. That is connected to the adjustible part I described earlier by a nut and bolt. In this pic, because I am servicing the steering system, it is disconnected - you can see the adjustible part hanging down with a nut and bolt on it. The slot for the adjustibility is covered by black tape in my pic, but you can see the outline of it if you look closely. Note that there is a special low friction spring washer that helps the union of the steering column arm to the adjustible part allow to pivot while bolted together - it must turn - it can't be a solid connection.
This picture shows the bent wire piece you asked about - it connects to the UPPER end of the adjustible part where the black grommet is, and the other end of the bent wire piece goes into the back of the shift indicator on the dash - I don't think it's supposed to come out, and may be broken as mentioned above. However, you can possibly remove the whole indicator assembly from the gauges and see if it can be reconnected/repaired.
I hope this gives you insight and some help!
Good luck!
This pictures shows how the column shift mechanism attaches to the shift indicator assembly - a little arm sticks out of the steering column. That is connected to the adjustible part I described earlier by a nut and bolt. In this pic, because I am servicing the steering system, it is disconnected - you can see the adjustible part hanging down with a nut and bolt on it. The slot for the adjustibility is covered by black tape in my pic, but you can see the outline of it if you look closely. Note that there is a special low friction spring washer that helps the union of the steering column arm to the adjustible part allow to pivot while bolted together - it must turn - it can't be a solid connection.
This picture shows the bent wire piece you asked about - it connects to the UPPER end of the adjustible part where the black grommet is, and the other end of the bent wire piece goes into the back of the shift indicator on the dash - I don't think it's supposed to come out, and may be broken as mentioned above. However, you can possibly remove the whole indicator assembly from the gauges and see if it can be reconnected/repaired.
I hope this gives you insight and some help!
Good luck!
D Cluley
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I pulled my spare cluster out of storage, so here's some more pics.
The indicator mechanism is the gray rectangle in the middle of the bottom of the cluster, it is attached to the with 2 screws.
Here it is off the cluster.
If you pry up a little on that tab, the shaft & needle come right out of the base. You can see the little stub where the crank part snapped off of mine. It would be pretty easy to use some thin metal tube to splice the crank back to the shaft, except that the diameter of the crank is smaller. Maybe use one size of tube to enlarge the crank to match the shaft, and then larger tube to splice? Or create a new crank with larger diameter steel wire and file the other end down to fit in the grommet? None of this is terribly precise, and there is no significant force involved in moving the needle, so I suspect a repair would work.
The indicator mechanism is the gray rectangle in the middle of the bottom of the cluster, it is attached to the with 2 screws.
Here it is off the cluster.
If you pry up a little on that tab, the shaft & needle come right out of the base. You can see the little stub where the crank part snapped off of mine. It would be pretty easy to use some thin metal tube to splice the crank back to the shaft, except that the diameter of the crank is smaller. Maybe use one size of tube to enlarge the crank to match the shaft, and then larger tube to splice? Or create a new crank with larger diameter steel wire and file the other end down to fit in the grommet? None of this is terribly precise, and there is no significant force involved in moving the needle, so I suspect a repair would work.
Frankskustom
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Thanks everebody i removed the part now i understand more what is broken i might try to weld it or try to find another one
Frankskustom
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So happy that i was able to fix it a little bit of welding and grinding and its like brand new
Well done!
D Cluley
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Good deal!
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