you know the story

can someone tell me the size of the detent ball in a 727 valve body. thanks

11/32" They really fly don't they?

you bet, the best part is you can never find it. thank you

Not to laugh at the OPs misfortune, but that was funny.

but you will [maybe]. it will be about 5 years down the road when you are looking for something else and in a spot that is physically impossible for that projectile to have been launched to. such as a bed room or into another vehicle.

as soon as you get another one youll find that one in plain site in a place you already looked.

Here's a tool I made to retain the ball/spring while installing the roostercomb.

making one now John, but I have a hundred chances to get one in. purchased a box of them.

If you take all but one screw out of the shift valve plate, you can slide it down, then install the rooster and rotate it into position while holding the ball in.