Phil Patterson writes: I'm not sure about the 62 Chryslers, but the buttons are
vertical on the 63-64 Chrysler.Also, has any one else tried putting the later
tailhousing and slip joint out put shaft into the 62-64 trannies? This would
allow any
one using one of these pushbutton transmissions to get rid of the factory
constant
velocity (Rod and Trunnion) joints andgto to the later style driveshaft.Will
these
parts interchange between the early and late model aluminum Torqueflites?
Steven M. Charette wrote:
> In a message dated 1/8/99 6:34:28 PM Eastern Standard Time, ducksoup@xxxxxxx
> writes:
>
> << f I remember right, the 62 to 64 trans also has a park cable separate from
> the
> shift cable. How do you handle that? I just picked up a 57 Plaza 2 door club
> sedan that I am going to put a 413 in. ( jade green and sand dune white that
> matches my 57 hardtop) I have a 62 trans that I would like to use. My thought
> was to possibly use a newer trans, put a shifter on the floor and look for a
> pushbutton delete plate. Any thought on this? >>
>
> Yes, the '62-64 cars did have the second cable for the parking pawl,
as did
> the '65's, which allowed for a slip-spline front u-joint. You'll need to use
> a '62-64 button assembly, which has the interlinked park lever. When you pull
> the park lever down, it engages the parking pawl, and moves the manual valve
> in the valve body into the neutral position, automatically engaging the
> neutral button. I'm not too sure about the Dodge and Chryslers, but the '62
> and '63 Plymouth button assy's were slanted, where the '64's were verticle,
> and more square... probably easier to adapt. The Chrysler and Dodge units may
> offer something more readily adapted to your car, either horizontal or
> clustered.
> Let me know how you make out!
> Steve
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