Wrecked the car today! **DIAG, PICS**

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I WILL BE BACK!

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Before a wildfire spreads and anyone wonders about the facts. My Saturday morning time run at the Mo-Power classic event ended in disaster. After making what I thought was an outstanding run thru the 1/4 mile 9.57@ 138.17(New best MPH), after I lifted at the stripe and went for the brakes my car went into what I would describe as engine braking(jake brake) and began to decelerate hard, had enough time to look to see oil pressure good and then rear tire lock up @ approx 90mph car was briefly perpendicular to the retaining wall before it rotated a little more and left front into wall bouncing left rear into wall. Left front fender is a loss and quarter gonna need extensive work, but did not strike the wheels and all frame work okay, did not even bounce me around in the seat. I am sure there are some that took pictures, and it is okay to post them, but long story short I am just fine, now need to find out the root cause. Suspect trans failure of some sort and there was trans fluid leaking after I came to a stop. Thanks to everyone that checked on me, and I WILL BE BACK!

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Sorry to hear you kissed the wall, and I see here on Moparts that you have gotten 39 man hugs but no one asking if they can help you out. I always help out my customers when they crash my fiberglass parts. Give me a call here at Sled City Fiberglass 1-614-875-0369

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Before a wildfire spreads and anyone wonders about the facts. My Saturday morning time run at the Mo-Power classic event ended in disaster. After making what I thought was an outstanding run thru the 1/4 mile 9.57@ 138.17(New best MPH), after I lifted at the stripe and went for the brakes my car went into what I would describe as engine braking(jake brake) and began to decelerate hard, had enough time to look to see oil pressure good and then rear tire lock up @ approx 90mph car was briefly perpendicular to the retaining wall before it rotated a little more and left front into wall bouncing left rear into wall. Left front fender is a loss and quarter gonna need extensive work, but did not strike the wheels and all frame work okay, did not even bounce me around in the seat. I am sure there are some that took pictures, and it is okay to post them, but long story short I am just fine, now need to find out the root cause. Suspect trans failure of some sort and there was trans fluid leaking after I came to a stop. Thanks to everyone that checked on me, and I WILL BE BACK!

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Sorry to hear you kissed the wall, and I see here on Moparts that you have gotten 39 man hugs but no one asking if they can help you out. I always help out my customers when they crash my fiberglass parts. Give me a call here at Sled City Fiberglass 1-614-875-0369

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Thanks Larry, you will probably hear from me soon, I was planning a furthur inspection of the car up at my Dads to see what I may be able to get away with still.

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While I was gone Dad tore down the transmission for autopsy. That is where the following was found.

It would appear as though the transbrake engaged causing the trans to lock up.

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Holy cow! That sounds like a nightmare come to life.
Scary

We need a discussion of what goes on when the transbrake button is pushed in relation to the gear selector position, etc. The basics should be the same for all TF transbrakes, but the details of how they do it (tap the pressure) may be different.

Now why the solenoid engaged is another issue.

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Not being a tranny guru but to my understanding it
SHOULD NOT have done anything... he was in high gear
and in my trans it ONLY works in low gear... I have
hit the button when in second and high just to see
if anything would happen.... nothing happened... (in the pits)
mine is a T/A manual reverse NO low band apply...
I am wondering if a chunk of metal broke free from
something else and got wedged in the band/drum area
then its a welding process due to friction

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Just thinking out loud, but never having a T/B in a Mopar trans (just the glide)....is there a pro-brake & non-pro-brake offering for Mopars...????

Asking because in the glide....you only need the button for reverse with a pro-brake

Rickster

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Mike I had a griner NON LBA TB, and I had to use the button for reverse. Don

Sorta... there is a low band apply and a non low
band apply... I run the non low band apply and you
dont need the button BUT to my understanding the low
band apply version you need to hit the button for
reverse... they offer a faster release version also
for the pro tree

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