glparker389

Hello Olds Comrades,

I've got a 1964 Buick Skylark Sport Wagon, and I'm hoping you can show some sympathy towards one of your fellow A-body fanatics and help me find a tilt-column shift lever spring that is shared across my car, 64-66 F85s, and 66 Chevelles. It's for the automatic transmission (in my case, the ST300).

The part number is 391537, and it looks like the spring depicted in the pictures.

Extra thanks to 66luvr (for the pics) and mrolds69 (from v8buick.com) help identifying the part.

Note that it is not the standard coil spring set up that is common to non-tilt column cars.

Any help you can provide is greatly appreciated. My car lacks this important part, and it's easy to bump the transmission out of gear. I've got kids, and I don't want the car rolling where it doesn't need to go.

Thanks in advance,

Greg

oldolds88

believe it or not,i think i have one. i took it out of a coluum shift tilt wheel last week. i converted mine to floor shift. let me look around the bench to see if its still there. robert

glparker389

Thanks so much, Robert. I eagerly await your report!

Greg

glparker389

Hi Robert,

Any luck finding the spring?

Thanks,

Greg

oldolds88

yep, i found it. i dont usually trash much. someone always needs something. i would like to get a million dollars for it,but will settle for you paying it forward. get me an address and ill send it out. robert

glparker389

Wow, Robert. I can't thank you enough. I'm PM you my address.

I will definitely pay it forward. And I have something coming down the line, too -- a rough but potentially rebuildable gas rank from a 64 Sport Wagon (of course, also compatible with the Vista Cruiser). I'll be posting it soon on this forum and v8buick for the wagonistas (it'll be free, but it will also be pickup only in SE Michigan) after I get my new tank installed. These are impossible to find and will be (I think) very desirable for someone doing a top-level restoration.

Thanks again!

Greg