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Dominic Hide · 10-25-2020, 11:04 PM

Don't try to bend the bracket, it looks fine as is. The piston does seem to be pushed out to far, the narrow part of the piston should not be visible outside of the main body. (compare to left valve body in earlier posted picture) I think that it has been assembled wrong. What was happening at the other end of that passage while you were pushing the piston in and out. I will take one apart tomorrow and take pictures for comparison.

10-25-2020, 11:04 PM	#47
Dominic Hide Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 63	Re: Fordomatic late shifting ('57 thunderbird) Don't try to bend the bracket, it looks fine as is. The piston does seem to be pushed out to far, the narrow part of the piston should not be visible outside of the main body. (compare to left valve body in earlier posted picture) I think that it has been assembled wrong. What was happening at the other end of that passage while you were pushing the piston in and out. I will take one apart tomorrow and take pictures for comparison.