Lost 3-4 clutch pack...exploring options...

[mean05]

way to go greg....good one

[RedHeartbeat]

If thats all there is wrong with it, why did it repeat the same codes as before it was rebuilt? hmmmm....

[mean05]

cause maybe it had the wrong gasket to start out with....when you put it back together i swear you used the ones that were in it to start out with

[GasGuzzler]

Virgil is probably right. This is why I like transmissions that have never been apart. Hahahaha

[DamnYankee]

OK, just relaying what the builder told me here - NOT pointing fingers...

1.) The wrong valve body gasket on the case side was in there. He said it was an old-style gasket. Not sure what that means exactly.

2.) There were some check balls missing. Don't know how many, don't know if FLT leaves them out for certain reasons, don't know, don't know, don't know. This is just what I was told.

3.) The hole drilled in the drum is a "T". It extends through the bottom, then another hole drilled from the side intersects it. He talked to Trans Go and they said that would allow too much air leakage or whatever.

4.) He recommended I check my shift point for the 2-3 shift. He again talked to one of the guru's at Trans Go and was told that the tolerances on the drums vary from drum to drum. So some will hold 6800resulting in rpm's it's whole life with no issue and some can't hold 6100. So his suggestion was to adjust the 2-3 shift point to 5800.

5.) He said on the piston seal, there are two seals and one tends to fold when under pressure resulting in only one seal trying to hold the seal. Not sure if there was a solution to that or what...

I'm again just relaying what he told me. I'm hesitant to even post this because I don't want it to look like I'm pointing a finger at you Greg...I'm just posting up as things unfold.

[farmtruc]

OK, adjust the 2-3 shift point to 5800.

You should be able to shift it where you want.

[DamnYankee]

Meaning I should be able to adjust in the tune or are you saying I should be able to set the shift point anywhere I want?

Sorry - not sure what you're saying.

[farmtruc]

Meaning I should be able to adjust in the tune or are you saying I should be able to set the shift point anywhere I want?

Sorry - not sure what you're saying.

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hhaha, jk, you should be able to set them at anywhere you want in a tune.
hell, the stock camaro's shift at 6000 stock, granted they are lighter, but still same RPM's.

[RedHeartbeat]

they may know their stuff but to say that check balls were missing means to me they are using some kind of different reference material to show where the 7 balls in the valve body and the 1 in the case next to the accumulator piston reside. I'm confused for sure over that one since the balls were counted at least twice and verified in the book plus stuck in place with trans-jel. The bleed hole was recommended by Raybestos to be done to the input drum for high RPM engines to prevent centrifugal apply. Its only a .041" diameter hole. The gasket could have been marked wrong, it should have had a white stripe on it to be the correct one. I sure hope this gets you going for a while. What a PITA this turned out to be for you.

[zeake]

What a nightmare. Poor Moze. If I knew anything about a trans I'd offer my help but I know nothing other than check the fluid and and what was that other thing. . . . . ..Oh yeah write the check.

For what its worth I have faith in Greg and in Gasguzzler. Much more faith than a tranny shop I have never dealt with. One of the reasons I chose FLT was because they built PArish truck trans.