Newbie Tranny Question....

[uwilose2]

I bought my car a few months back and the tranny shifted nice and firm. The fluid was dark red however. I had a shop change the fluid 5-6 quarts and filter. The old tranny fluid smelled like crap, and now the tranny shifts alot softer, almost gliding into gear. What should I do?

 

[MeanBuicks]

First thing to do would be to verify proper TV cable adjustment. If it still doesn't repond well, have a line pressure check performed.

 

[uwilose2]

How do i do this ? Should i take it to a tranny shop?

 

[MeanBuicks]

You can do the TV cable adjustment procedure yourself. The procedure is on www.gnttype.org.

It may be best to have a transmission shop do the line pressure check for you.

 

[uwilose2]

hmm, i went searching aroudn there and could not find a link. Can u give me a link, thx!

 

[77 cruiser]

Try this: To adjust the TV Cable skip the book method and do this: Press the 'D' shaped lock button on the adjuster and loosen the cable setting (The black housing that the metal cable is in will move forward). Now, have someone floor the gas pedal while you check to see if the throttle plate is open all the way. Usually they are off a little and will wiggle. Do whatever you have to do to get it open solid. Now, with the pedal still floored, press the 'D' button and pull the cable casing (the black tube) back as hard as you can (putting maximum tension on the metal cable) and release the button. You now have the engine, tranny and gas pedal all in sync at WOT. Mark the cable casing so if for some reason it gets moved you can know where to put it again. The problem with the 'self adjust method' is that it bends things and puts them permanently out of whack. It is also the full TV setting, which is theoretically what the GM method does.
This is from a post from Transfixleo.
I like this method it doesn`t bend any linkage or braketry

Jim

 

[uwilose2]

Thank you I'm gonna try this. Anyone ever try to put in a shift kit to firm up the shifts and improve the tranny life?