TV rod in tranny

[georgewe4]

My car is currently in the shop for repair of the tranny. I replaced my tv cable a few weeks ago and think that I may have pulled to hard on the rod coming out of the tranny when I was trying to disconnect the old cable. It now slips in second gear until the rpms of the engine have built up then you can feel the car start to pull normally. 1st, 3rd and 4th are fine but all gears was fine before I replaced the cable. I have tried all of the adjustment positions of the cable but it still slips in second. The guy at the shop has not done anything yet but will start tomorrow. I just need some advice so that I may not be taken to the cleaners on this. Could I have jammed something pulling so hard on the tv rod, or did something else to affect second gear? He asked me several times if it was fine before the cable replacement and I have told him yes which is the truth. He said I may have jammed a check ball or something, but to him it looks like it would affect all gears. ANY THOUGHTS??? I would appreciate it.
George

 

[georgewe4]

No one? Uhh ohh this is not a good sign..................

 

[GNeric]

If the cable pulled hard enough to "jam the checkball" it would remain in the exhaust position. If the cable breaks and the checkball seats on the valve body, then you get late hard shifts. That is the only checkball that is "connected" to the cable. Some rebuilders leave that ball out anyway during rebuild. There are a few possibilities like 1-2 accumulator spring is broken which will give more accumulation during the 1-2 shift and soften the shift (my T did this right after a service), worn/burned band showing up after new cable installed and set correctly. There could be more but it's too early right now and I'm not fully awake.

 

[georgewe4]

Thanks for the reply. I heard from the mechanic today. He told me the transmission was also slipping in other gears.He also said there was a checkball missing and asked if the rebuilder did that intentional. This I didn't know, which is what I told him. He did tell me that some people will leave them out when they do a rebuild. He told me there was many ways and different tricks people will do when they do a rebuild. So I guess its not abnormal to be missing a ceckball?? He did tell me that the tube that runs along the bottom of the valve body had come loose and wasn't seated. He said it looked like maybe the end had broken and it wasn't allowing the tube to stay seated. He is in the process of putting a new tube in. MAN I hope this works. I hope that takes care of my problem. I've been worrying about this all week.
George

 

[georgewe4]

I heard from the mechanic today. The new tube didn't help. A rebuild is about to take place next week. I told him to go ahead.