Adjusting pro ratchet with 4l60e

[Slow355Participant Victoriahectic spec 355 vs ss ute View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 322]

Hey guys so installed my pro ratchet shifter a while ago with drop down box, dakota unit etc, got smashed with work and hardly touched it in weeks. So had issues adjusting and couldn’t get it to work, what was wrong was my 4l60e has longer shaft sticking out of box for selector than the early 4l60e’s. So needed a special late model 4l60e bracket.

Installed bracket and everything lines up nice, i adjust cable for 1st and park and then get every gear except doesnt quite grab neutral.

If i then adjust to grab neutral properly it then doesn’t grab 1st properly. No matter how you adjust it either neutral or 1st is not locating correctly. Anyone had any issues with adjusting cable? Yes it is meant to work with a 4l60e but just doesn’t want to work.

Any ideas?

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[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Sorry I cant help myself, but I reckon if you gave the boys (Grant or Chris) at Norwood Autos a call and said I put you onto them they could probably give you some help (08) 8234 5199

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[YLDTT8Participant ACT View build HERE Member since: September 7, 2016 Posts: 4]

Yep mine has always been like that just left it with neutral dodgy . it does work just no positive click . An<span style=”line-height: 1.5;”>d for how often I used it I never cared.</span>

[Slow355Participant Victoriahectic spec 355 vs ss ute View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 322]

But you were not worried about burning between neutral and drive? As going through into reverse?

Although i guess whenever you are going D to R, or any gear to Park you are at complete stop so probably not going to burn anything, wouldnt think its great not been clicked in properly. What box was it?

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[HoopstarParticipant AdelaideVK Calais View build HERE Member since: June 10, 2016 Posts: 48]

VRSenator065 wrote:

Sorry I cant help myself, but I reckon if you gave the boys (Grant or Chris) at Norwood Autos a call and said I put you onto them they could probably give you some help (08) 8234 5199

+1 for Grant (and Chris).

Grant’s built all my transmissions, converters and even rebuilt my diff center over the last 25 years..

Hell, come to think of it, my first trans was built at his house before he went pro

[YLDTT8Participant ACT View build HERE Member since: September 7, 2016 Posts: 4]

VS SS stock 4l60E with 4000 stall… tube and fin cooler in line and bigger cooler at front and its still alive with 220kw atw.  Never gave me problems but I didn’t care either so I’m not saying leave it but I have done a few thousand kays I guess and it still shifts through N fine.

[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Hoopstar wrote:

VRSenator065 wrote:

Sorry I cant help myself, but I reckon if you gave the boys (Grant or Chris) at Norwood Autos a call and said I put you onto them they could probably give you some help (08) 8234 5199

+1 for Grant (and Chris). Grant’s built all my transmissions, converters and even rebuilt my diff center over the last 25 years.. Hell, come to think of it, my first trans was built at his house before he went pro

Small world

[Slow355Participant Victoriahectic spec 355 vs ss ute View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 322]

YLDTT8 wrote:

VS SS stock 4l60E with 4000 stall… tube and fin cooler in line and bigger cooler at front and its still alive with 220kw atw. Never gave me problems but I didn’t care either so I’m not saying leave it but I have done a few thousand kays I guess and it still shifts through N fine.

 

Yea i tend to agree as obviously important all drive gears grab right. U dont really use neutral except for sliding through into R and P.

So if cant figure it out ill just deal with it, been off road long enough now

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[Slow355Participant Victoriahectic spec 355 vs ss ute View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 322]

Found the problem its shifter its self, the lockout stops it grabbing neutral properly, grinder will fix

Ill post vid to show the problem as beleive many people having this problem

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[VRSenator065Participant Adelaide SAVR Senator LSx454 1960 Kombi (project) 1921 Nash Hot Rod (future project) View build HERE Member since: February 17, 2015 Posts: 5 777]

Nice work.

[VH308Participant MelbourneVH Vacationer, Wrapped VT/X Wagon, Triton work truck View build HERE Member since: March 11, 2015 Posts: 32]

Had the same problem with a t700 grabbing everything except park no matter what we did, sold the car though i wonder how common these faults and alignment issues are

[Slow355Participant Victoriahectic spec 355 vs ss ute View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 322]

Mate i been playing with it for few weeks on and off, googling every combination of words and faults, there a shit load out there lol

Ill get a vid up

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[Slow355Participant Victoriahectic spec 355 vs ss ute View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 322]

Made a vid, see if it helps as found the problem. Ignore my bogan voice and its a little long winded haha Anyway its a two minute grinder fix

B&M pro ratchet shifter problem with 4L60E not selecting neutral

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[ImmortalityParticipant 97 HSV Senator 185i 02 VX L67 Calais View build HERE Member since: August 31, 2015 Posts: 535]

Interesting……

 

Have you contacted B&M about this issue?

[Slow355Participant Victoriahectic spec 355 vs ss ute View build HERE Member since: March 2, 2015 Posts: 322]

Na i have not and it seems like all the shifters are like that, seen a few guys on yank forums take to it with a grinder. Strange that its like that.

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