no low gear in 727?

i just test drove the satellite and it pulled good in low for a minute then it felt like something let loose and now i have no low gear.put it in drive and it tries to pull out but feels like 2nd.pull it in low and it just revs.i have reverse just fine,but could it be the low reverse band? fluid looks great and dont smell burnt

Your sprag is toast ... pull the pan and see what is in there.

crap.i havent got time to pull it today,have to do it later.but thats a big set-back.working 7 days a week i don't have alot of time to do anything. i dread dropping that trans again

Popping the trans out is not fun but probably will be needed. If you do your own trans work ... it is not that big-of-a-fix.

BTW ... how far up is Douglas Lake ?

If the sprag had failed it wouldn't pull in Drive but would in manual low. (assuming a fully auto valve body)

yes,its a stock trans with full auto valve body.i do my own trans work.i checked the clutches and steels and bands before i put it in,they looked good.ill find out when i drop it.wont take but 30-45 minutes if im in the right mood.doc,i dont know where douglas lake is,im rite next to norris,but i do know they opened the flood gates at norris dam,so its got kinda high.

JK ... he says that it is a no-go in manual low.

1bad .... Jacksboro !! .... I must have had a "Rocky" moment .... I have been to J-boro and Norris Lake. During that ROCKY MOMENT I placed J-boro near Douglas Lake...which is instead near Sevierville and Gatlinburg. BTW ... how are property values on N-lake?

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JK ... he says that it is a no-go in manual low.

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I know, that's why I don't think it's a sprag; more likely a rear clutch problem.