1987 volvo 740 reverse lockout paddle broke...

Discussion in 'Volvo 740' started by g13, Oct 15, 2009.

  1. g13

    g13 Guest

    hi all,
    my 87 volvo 740 can only go forward. the reverse lockout lever broke on
    the stick shift. y'know, the black pull-thing that you need to pull to
    get it into reverse. i've scoured the net for some sort of repair info,
    but i could not find any.

    has anyone had a similar experience and/or know how to fix it? i'm
    guessing it's a wire of some sort that lifts a latch that otherwise
    catches somewhere...

    thanks!
    g13
     
    g13, Oct 15, 2009
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  2. g13

    Mr. V Guest

    It isn't a repair for beginners.

    Jack up the car, undo the bolts holding the transmission crossmember,
    and lower the transmission with a jack enough so you can get a small
    allen key on the little screw under the shift lever.

    Remove the allen key, then remove the rod that fixes the lever to the
    shift rod, and unplug the wires leading from the shifter.

    Remove the rubber bellows from the shifter; then remove the reverse
    lockout (two bolts), then use a tool to remove the circlip holding the
    lever in place.

    The lever should then be able to be removed, including the rubber and
    plastic pieces it is held in place by.

    Put on workbench; remove shifter nob with switch, then force off the
    chrome cover to expose the guts.

    My suggestion: get a repair manual.
     
    Mr. V, Oct 15, 2009
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  3. g13

    g13 Guest

    hi mr.v,
    thanks for your fast reply. it does sound like a complicated job. i
    actually removed the nob. the black ring/paddle has a black notch that
    goes into the chrome cover. there is where i believe the breakage
    happened. the ring just slides off, and whatever that was supposed to
    have been looped around that notch seemed to have snapped. although i
    couldn't see it properly, i think it looks like a zip tie, leading me to
    believe that the previous owner must have had the same problem and used
    simple fix.

    my question is, do i need to remove the entire thing? or since the
    "break" happened right where the ring meets the wire, i could simple
    remove the chrome cover (somehow) and just do a quick fix?

    also, will this service manual describe the repair?
    http://cgi.ebay.com/Volvo-740-and-7...emQQptZUS_Nonfiction_Book?hash=item33561d158b

    thanks again!
    g13
     
    g13, Oct 15, 2009
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  4. g13

    James Sweet Guest



    You can probably fix it without removing the whole shifter, it's really
    not very hard to take it apart in place.

    That manual is worth having, I don't recall whether it covers this
    specific issue, but it does have lots of useful information.
     
    James Sweet, Oct 15, 2009
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  5. g13

    Mr. V Guest

    Someone familiar with Volvos might be able to repair it with the lever
    still in place, but I doubt that a newbie could.

    Tough to slide the chrome cover off: need to drive out the little roll
    pin, which IIRC is sited pretty low on the lever, presenting access
    issues.
     
    Mr. V, Oct 15, 2009
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