Title: 170ds shifter rods
Post by: richard on May 12, 2008, 07:07:03 PM
Hi Guys, I have a problem that someone can possibly help me with. During the assembly of my 170DS, I discovered that I had no shifting rods. These are the rods that go from the transmission levers to the shift linkage on the steering column. I ordered a pair form the factory but can not make them fit as I think they should. They seem too long. I am afraid I may have the wrong rods.
Could I send my set to someone who could compare them with theirs and advise. thanks, Richard
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Title: Re: 170ds shifter rods
Post by: curator on May 13, 2008, 02:58:32 AM
Richard, where are you located? I am traveling and away from my DS but could attend to this mid June. I redid my column shifting, bushings, etc. last summer and i recall the rods are sort of tricky....they have to be positioned correctly on the shifting body claw and connections....you may have the right ones but they not be in the correct postion on each lever... If you get no answers or takers here in the meantime....check back with me in about 1 month.
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(modified) Oh, I just realized, your Richard Thompson, down in texas ? how's the car coming along? Did you resolve all the wiring?
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Title: Re: 170ds shifter rods
Post by: richard on May 25, 2008, 04:12:18 PM
Hi Jim. Thanks for your offer to look at my shifter rods. If I can not solve the problem, I will send them later.
You asked how the wiring was going. We are continuing to work with the wiring but still have some unanswered details. For example, we are currently running wires up the door post to the trafficator locations.
Accordiig to the wiring diagrams, a wire goes from fuse 5 to the dashboard indicator light and up the doorpost column to the trafficators. Inside the trafficators, both bulb and the solenoid coil have one end grounded.
Therefore, it looks like there is always power to either the bulbs or the coils. I do not think that makes sense, but I would like to have your thoughts.
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Title: Re: 170ds shifter rods
Post by: curator on June 20, 2008, 02:36:26 AM
Richard: I came across this image I took of my shift rods, after replacing the nylon bushings and having the tranny cover open (during last years operation of redoing the entire shifting mechanism, claw body, etc...
maybe it will help for you to determine if your rods are too long. I am back to my storage now and can measure them from the engine side (as it is somewhat more difficult for me to pull up the carpeting, and remove the tranny tunnel for this operation. If an operation causes me to remove the tunnel this summer, then I can get to it from there.
