Frequently Asked Questions
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Dealer Technical Bulletins - Section 07F -
Bulletin 68-I-72 — Pontiac Motor Division Dealer Service Information Bulletin, Section 7F, dated May 27, 1968. Attention: Service Manager.
Subject: 1968 Automatic Transmission Component Identification Charts.
Short answer: Two identification charts — one for the Turbo Hydra-Matic and one for the automatic transmission — were attached to this bulletin to help service personnel identify various components; file each chart in the section of your Diagnosis Manual indicated on the chart.
Attached to this bulletin were two charts developed to assist in identifying various components on the Turbo Hydra-Matic transmission and the automatic transmission (see the scan below).
Review the information to familiarize yourself with it, then file each chart in the section of your Diagnosis Manual indicated on the chart. For any questions relating to the information on the charts, contact your zone service and parts representative.
Reference:
- 1968 Pontiac Diagnosis Manual
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Bulletin 68-T-8 — Pontiac Motor Division Dealer Technical Bulletin, Section 7F, dated January 31, 1968. Attention: Service Manager.
Subject: Console Shift Cable Protector on 1968 Tempest Two-Speed Automatic Transmission Equipped Cars.
Short answer: On early production two-speed automatic 1968 Tempests without a revised crossmember or factory hose protector, a 3-inch piece of 5⁄8-inch I.D. heater hose should be bonded to the transmission rear crossmember flange to prevent abrasion of the console shift control cable.
A possibility exists that the console shift control cable may be abraded or scraped by a sharp flange on the transmission rear crossmember of early production two-speed automatic equipped 1968 Tempests.
This has been corrected in production by (1) using a revised crossmember whose sharp edges have been eliminated in the area where cable contact could occur, and (2) previous to introduction of this revised crossmember, a hose protector was added to the sharp flange area of the crossmember.
However, cars built during the early stages of production will not incorporate either of the above corrective measures. Because of this, it is recommended that in the event of an owner complaint of a worn or abraded shift control cable, a three-inch piece of 5⁄8-inch I.D. heater hose should be bonded to the crossmember flange in the area shown in the figure on the back of the original bulletin.
See the figure in the original bulletin for View “A” showing the transmission crossmember, shift control cable, and the 5⁄8″ I.D. heater hose placement.
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