ok trans(727) problems ( update again 5-14-06)

Vern, it would be nice if you could get a couple more pics that were a lot more clear to see exactly what mods you do have........

First thing is you obviously have a lubrication circuit problem, the cooler line (circuit) enters into the gov support area by way of the inlet into the case, and then lubricates various bushings, thrust washers, planetary gears (splashed), clutches etc, etc by way of passages drilled down the output and input shafts (with one of the first stops being your chewed up output support).

With that being said, think of the low reverse drum and the output shaft in the support area as being like crankshaft journals and the output support like an engine bearing ....... needing some amount of pressurized lubrication fluid to keep a layer of oil between the individual components(not much pressure though, 5 to 30 lbs is all it needs).

Your comment about the bushings heating up and changing colors also points to this lack of lubrication, as does the trans heating up (no lubricating HOT components).

It also COULD be convertor problems (thats where the lube oil comes from)which possibly could be the metal particles, or they also could be from planetary's 'spalling' (galling)from lack of lube or even thrust washer/wearing of components.

One thing you mentioned was the epoxying of the governor feed hole in the support........ there are 2 holes in this back area of the gov support, if the forward one was epoxied that will definately be your problem as the forward hole IS the lubrication circuit for the trans ....... your pics (or it may be my eyes )are too blurry to really see this area ....it almost looks like it may be epoxied.

In any case, (no pun intended) some more pics and more info would help to find the cause of your problem...... keep em coming

Randy

Yes I know my pics are bad sorry ..I am at work right now. and have to work 8 to 8 today so be tomorow before I can get them better. and Jim no metal off the inside of drum . just alum - transfed on to the drum. so metal is not from there. Randy I get some more info on here.

here is some better pics.

will not let me put them in the post ??? just have to click on them sorry

humm did that one....lol

Vern....I also have a COMPLETE and FRESH BB 727 w Turbo Action valve body,no converter.
You are welcome to borrow it if you need it.
Already tested!! It is the one I just removed from the Daytona.

Well I thank you very much for the offer. But I am afraid that I think my problem is my converter.and I do not want to put my junk in someone elses trans and hurt it. I got two weeks to deal with this mess. so I think I going buy new converter and put new bushing in the trans and buy a roller suport like I should of done in the frist place!. put it back together.more I look at the metal in pan and look at parts in trans. I can't find anything that metal came from has to come out of coverter.

How do you have two weeks?? This week is points. What stall converter are you running?

Also if it were me I would put a stock gov. and hub in it to fix that oiling problem. Theres really not that much weight there to justify.

My r/t dakota will run. 8.99 so I will let her run it this weekend. 3500 stall converter. in coronet.

We probably have a converter, and a trans if you want it for the weekend. If so call me

Well how are things going?

Have you figured it out yet? Your mods look good but everything points to a lube problem. You said you blew the cooler out and it was good. What I realized sometime back is that air pressure is not the same as lube pressure. I've been able to blow air thru coolers before that wouldn't hardly move any fluid at all. With the tranny back in the car ,leave the back cooler line off and run the line into a bucket and start the car in neutral , you can actually watch your flow and time it. The older Chrysler service manuals says you should be able to pump at least a quart in 20 seconds. I'm just saying don't trust the air pressure method when checking or flushing a cooler.

there's some good tech info here. I made it so this thread cannot disappear , then when it is done it will be moved to the tech archives.

Ok I thought this got forgot about! my cooler is a take apart moroso in line with a filter and a magnet in it with blow off spring. so if the filter gets plug it still flows. . so I took it apart and clean it. lots of metal in it. put new filter in it.
I am at work I tell you more when I get home.

Looking at your good picture of the governor support... its pretty evident that something came thru the main lube feed to the output shaft based on the metal displacement from that hole towards the small feed that lubs the rear drum. That would seem to indicate something comming from the cooler area.

Ok lunch time. First thing is A REAL BIG THANK YOU to Ryan Goodin (fast383 duster) for leting us use his spare trans and converter..Just so happen that it is the same converter I got. Now you look down in his and look down in mine .There no Question mine is hurt. so that is most of what happen here . but I think got other deal going on also. the oil hole mod to the sprage. We talked about this in other thread. carl book says 1/8 hole 3/4" in . well 3/4 in is right behine the outer race. I thould this was a miss print. I look at 440 jim site he has that about 3/8 in and is behine inter race. having the hole behine the outer race would not allow alot of flow. but behine the inter race that moves would let it have flow. so with having a 1/8 hole and behine the inter race. I might have too much going to the sprage. so I am going to put a set screw in there and go back to a 1/16 hole. I beleve that why I see the gaulding on the outside of the suport and not on the inside . fluid goes to the inside first. and with the converter going bad made it a conbined problem..Ryan trans is in seems ok. I going to post some more pics when I get time might be sunday. I got JR motor to build tonight and test&tune friday night and race on sat.Thanks to everone..we are learning. Might be the hard way. But We will win..... It might as well give up lol.. GOOD THING I AM I AUTO TECH..or might would of give up...

Ok got mine oil sprag hole plug with a set screw with a .60 hole in it. So that should not be anything to worry about no more see pic. and here is a pic of burn up bushings and a pic of nice clutchs . I found it hard to beleve that the bushing could look so bad and the clutchs look so good. And I mean every bushing in this trans look like this.

Jamie, I caught that measurement problem from the Carl book also when looking to add the sprag extra oiling. ..The measurement put it behind the outer race...Do you think that's the reason for the increased opening size??? Any spinning parts tend to sling oil away from the center...So what good would the oil hole do under the outer race pressurized or not ???? 440jims' site modification specs would seem to be the better way to go....

I agree thats why I did mine like jim's .I just got carry away with the 1/8 hole. should of read Jim's deal better.

I have been running that sprag oiling mod for years. But I didn't come up with it, I just spread the knowlage/technique. I got it from John Kunkel.