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sticky shift lock 200 1992

posted by  riverbend on  Mon Jul 15 17:30 CST 2019
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My 245 has a sticky shift lock that makes it hard to shift out of park first thing in the morning. If I stick my finger in the shifter slot and flick the release it works fine all day. The next morning the problem reappears.

Solutions ?

Thanks

Greg








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    sticky shift lock 200 1992

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    posted by  Art Benstein on  Wed Jul 17 11:41 CST 2019
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    Don't know, but imagine the solenoid plunger has been exposed to a sweet drink sometime in its life...






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      sticky shift lock 200 1992

      uid 27's pic
      posted by  Art Benstein on  Thu Jul 18 18:52 CST 2019
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      Sorry, you asked for a solution, and then I couldn't edit or log in.



      This may be worth a try, but no guarantees.

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        sticky shift lock 200 1992

        posted by  riverbend on  Sat Jul 20 18:58 CST 2019
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        Thanks Art. I was wonder what I'd use to flush out the sticky stuff, if there was a solvent that would dissolve sugar other than water.
        Greg








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          posted by  Art Benstein on  Sun Jul 21 06:49 CST 2019
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          Yes, what liquid would you dare use to flush out the shifter bucket avoiding disassembly? About the only thing I could think of was 91% IPA, but that doesn't touch sugar, as I proved to myself with a few caramelized drops of Aunt Jemima. Ethanol should do better, according to a glimpse of an article on nonaqueous solvents for sucrose I couldn't read for free. Looked for some moonshine to test with, but it was all gone.

          There are a lot of forum posts suggesting the ripping out and discarding of the yellow plastic lever. I think they are all bogus and doing so will leave you with no option but to dive into the works.







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