|
Dear squeaks,
Good p.m. You're on to something!! In the linkage on the AW-71 tranny, on the underside of the car, that connects the transmission shift lever, to the transmission, there are two pins. Could the AW30/43 trannies be the same?
On the AW-71 tranny, one of these pins,connects the bottom of the shift lever, with the metal linkage, that actually signals a gear shift, to the transmission. If I recall correctly, there is a E-clip, that secures this pin. Thus, you can remove the pin, separate the linkage, and put the pin back, securing it with its e-clip. That way, it won't get lost.
If you remove the pin, from the linkage, the transmission cannot be moved out of "park". The lever can be moved out of "park", but nothing will happen, as the lever will be disconnected from the transmission mechanism.
Thus, the engine can be turned on, but the car cannot be driven. Indeed, so long as the car is not parked pointing down an incline, it cannot be moved at all, until it jacked up, and the transmission linkage re-connected. This process will take about 15 minutes, so the car can be made road-worthy pretty quickly.
Hope this helps.
Yours faithfully,
spook
|
