Does the throttle pressure linkage also operate the kickdown function? Are there kickdown valves, kickdown servos, and is the front band also called the kickdown band in the FSM?

The answer to these questions is Yes. If the throttle pressure rod did not have anything to do with the kickdown function then maybe then it would be a misnomer.

In short, this is nothing more than formal semantics. There is nothing lexically or conceptually wrong with calling the throttle pressure linkage/rod the kickdown rod. The important thing is that we all know what you mean.

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