corvette servo stuck inside transmission :(

so i ordered a new corvette servo from OPT and it got here today i took out my old one and put my new one together i followed the directions to a T and went along with the video i found on here to make sure i did it right. i made sure the snap ring was seated in its grooves over the cover i went for a test drive around the block and noticed it wouldnt shift into second gear (light throttle) i figured i did the newbie thing (considering im 19) and didnt have the snap ring on all the way i stopped looked and the cover was intact and not leaking i got back in drove back home and gave it half throttle to see if it would shift under more pressure it did after a while of floating around 3500 rpm when i got back home and looked the snap ring was almost off and the cover was loose. i took the cover back off and the 4th apply piston Teflon ring looked kind of blown out like fluid got underneath it or something. i lubed everything up with tranny fluid but now the pin, inner housing and second apply piston are stuck in the tranny and i cant get them out. someone please help me!! i appericate it!

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Originally Posted by mattjones

so i ordered a new corvette servo from OPT and it got here today i took out my old one and put my new one together i followed the directions to a T and went along with the video i found on here to make sure i did it right. i made sure the snap ring was seated in its grooves over the cover i went for a test drive around the block and noticed it wouldnt shift into second gear (light throttle) i figured i did the newbie thing (considering im 19) and didnt have the snap ring on all the way i stopped looked and the cover was intact and not leaking i got back in drove back home and gave it half throttle to see if it would shift under more pressure it did after a while of floating around 3500 rpm when i got back home and looked the snap ring was almost off and the cover was loose. i took the cover back off and the 4th apply piston Teflon ring looked kind of blown out like fluid got underneath it or something. i lubed everything up with tranny fluid but now the pin, inner housing and second apply piston are stuck in the tranny and i cant get them out. someone please help me!! i appericate it!

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. Pull tranny pan. Their is a small pin hole in the case were the gasket goes. Its ur servo drain back. Take a air blower with the rubber tip. Bliw air in and servo should pop out.

ok ill give it a shot its stuck in there pretty good i dont know what to do if that doesnt work. if anyone has any other ideas ill entertain them im at my wits end!

also before i could move the servo in and out with a pry bar and now its stiff i can pull the pin out a little bit with a pair of pliers but when i push it back in it doesnt push its self out at all has anyone experienced this when installing a servo??

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Originally Posted by mattjones

also before i could move the servo in and out with a pry bar and now its stiff i can pull the pin out a little bit with a pair of pliers but when i push it back in it doesnt push its self out at all has anyone experienced this when installing a servo??

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Sounds like u pinched the seals and rings and its wedged. When u get it out u need to take some scotch brite or fine emery cloth and clean the bore real well then apply light tough of grease to the new rings and seals when u
Put servo back in. Also make sure the spring is in the right spot

i think thats it what kind of grease is safe to use on transmission internals? thanks for all your help LQ9_Z71!!

ok the servo is back out one of the teflon seals in fact blew out so it looks like i have some down time until i can get my hands on the seal kit i need no parts store in town had them

you might post up where you live. Someone might have some available on the site.

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i think thats it what kind of grease is safe to use on transmission internals? thanks for all your help LQ9_Z71!!

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Anytime. Plain old vasaline works good if in a pinch lol. I use kimbils spray on trans grease. It come out in a solvent liquid dries as a super slick grease. Were u live mite b able send u some like red said

thanks guys im new here ill do that. and the servo is in and working great!! i wish i would have done it sooner!