65 C10 overdrive wont disengage - The 1947 - Present Chevrolet & GMC Truck Message Board Network

Scottrn · 03-01-2016, 12:00 PM

I just picked a 65 C10 with 3 on the column and overdrive. On the ride home it worked great, but now I can't get it into reverse! I even tried pulling it backwards with my Jeep and it won't roll, as it's designed to do when the od is engaged. The handle pulls and moved the lever on the tranny but won't disengage.
Can I pull the solenoid and free the rail that way?
Any ideas appreciated, very happy to be back restoring an old truck!

Scott

slorio · 03-01-2016, 02:49 PM

Scott:
Not sure. Never had that problem with mine. Here are the manuals that contain a trouble shooting section that may be worth a read.
Regards,
Steve
New Orleans

http://devestechnet.com/Home/HowTo#driveline

frankslagoon · 03-01-2016, 06:04 PM

Scott, it doesn,t matter if the manual lever is in or out. I leave mine in overdrive most of the time. I can,t shift into reverse until I cut the power to the solenoid. here,s a pic of the pawl. you can see where the solenoid rod hooks into the pawl. the nexted pic is the shift rail you see the rod that comes from the reverse gear shift fork in the tranny. it does the same thing as the O/D lever that the cable goes to.

Scottrn · 03-01-2016, 07:29 PM

Thanks for the replys, those manuals look like a wealth of information, I'll get into them after work. Thanks for the pictures, they help. How far should the od lockout lever move? Mines only moving about 1/2 inch, and reverse won't even go in at all. Will not roll backwards, is something stuck? Should I go and run it around the block to get it to release?

Scottrn · 03-01-2016, 08:41 PM

Of note, it did freewheel into the driveway.

frankslagoon · 03-01-2016, 08:49 PM

Here's the full swing of the lever sounds like yours isn't commin out all the way

Scottrn · 03-01-2016, 09:45 PM

Definitely not going that far, I'll dig in tomorrow or Thursday.
Thanks for the pictures!
Scott

Scottrn · 03-03-2016, 02:07 PM

Ok I got it fixed, thanks a million for the pictures and info!
I pulled the solenoid out to check it and it came right out, no resistance. I read where you have to turn it to disengage the rod, so I turned it and pushed it in, then turned it straight and couldn't pull it out! So the last guy in there didn't put the solenoid in correctly and the rod wouldn't come out!
Awesome, love this old truck!
On to the next thing!
Scott

frankslagoon · 03-03-2016, 03:24 PM

Ezzy Pzzy . Lucky Dude.

03-01-2016, 12:00 PM	#1
Scottrn Registered User Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Groton Connecticut Posts: 15	65 C10 overdrive wont disengage I just picked a 65 C10 with 3 on the column and overdrive. On the ride home it worked great, but now I can't get it into reverse! I even tried pulling it backwards with my Jeep and it won't roll, as it's designed to do when the od is engaged. The handle pulls and moved the lever on the tranny but won't disengage. Can I pull the solenoid and free the rail that way? Any ideas appreciated, very happy to be back restoring an old truck! Scott __________________ Be kinder than necessary, everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.

03-01-2016, 02:49 PM	#2
slorio Registered User Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Louisiana Posts: 375	Re: 65 C10 overdrive wont disengage Scott: Not sure. Never had that problem with mine. Here are the manuals that contain a trouble shooting section that may be worth a read. Regards, Steve New Orleans http://devestechnet.com/Home/HowTo#driveline

03-01-2016, 06:04 PM	#3
frankslagoon Registered User Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Wasilla Alaska Posts: 537	Re: 65 C10 overdrive wont disengage Scott, it doesn,t matter if the manual lever is in or out. I leave mine in overdrive most of the time. I can,t shift into reverse until I cut the power to the solenoid. here,s a pic of the pawl. you can see where the solenoid rod hooks into the pawl. the nexted pic is the shift rail you see the rod that comes from the reverse gear shift fork in the tranny. it does the same thing as the O/D lever that the cable goes to. Attached Images Last edited by frankslagoon; 03-01-2016 at 06:34 PM.

03-01-2016, 07:29 PM	#4
Scottrn Registered User Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Groton Connecticut Posts: 15	Re: 65 C10 overdrive wont disengage Thanks for the replys, those manuals look like a wealth of information, I'll get into them after work. Thanks for the pictures, they help. How far should the od lockout lever move? Mines only moving about 1/2 inch, and reverse won't even go in at all. Will not roll backwards, is something stuck? Should I go and run it around the block to get it to release? __________________ Be kinder than necessary, everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.

03-01-2016, 08:41 PM	#5
Scottrn Registered User Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Groton Connecticut Posts: 15	Re: 65 C10 overdrive wont disengage Of note, it did freewheel into the driveway. __________________ Be kinder than necessary, everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.

03-01-2016, 08:49 PM	#6
frankslagoon Registered User Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Wasilla Alaska Posts: 537	Re: 65 C10 overdrive wont disengage Here's the full swing of the lever sounds like yours isn't commin out all the way Attached Images

03-01-2016, 09:45 PM	#7
Scottrn Registered User Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Groton Connecticut Posts: 15	Re: 65 C10 overdrive wont disengage Definitely not going that far, I'll dig in tomorrow or Thursday. Thanks for the pictures! Scott __________________ Be kinder than necessary, everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.

03-03-2016, 02:07 PM	#8
Scottrn Registered User Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Groton Connecticut Posts: 15	Re: 65 C10 overdrive wont disengage Ok I got it fixed, thanks a million for the pictures and info! I pulled the solenoid out to check it and it came right out, no resistance. I read where you have to turn it to disengage the rod, so I turned it and pushed it in, then turned it straight and couldn't pull it out! So the last guy in there didn't put the solenoid in correctly and the rod wouldn't come out! Awesome, love this old truck! On to the next thing! Scott __________________ Be kinder than necessary, everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.

03-03-2016, 03:24 PM	#9
frankslagoon Registered User Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Wasilla Alaska Posts: 537	Re: 65 C10 overdrive wont disengage Ezzy Pzzy . Lucky Dude.



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