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Re: Article questions!
[Re: polkat]
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05/05/09 03:18 PM
05/05/09 03:18 PM
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gdonovan
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Has anyone actually done these specific mods? Thanks!
I did back in late 80's/early 90s, they worked great.
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Re: Article questions!
[Re: polkat]
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05/05/09 03:21 PM
05/05/09 03:21 PM
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John_Kunkel
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Nice article. Help me be clear about a few things. In picture 5 the accumulator spring is discarded. Nothing replaces it?
If you're not going to use a blocker rod there is no reason to toss the spring, urban myth says the spring cushions the 1-2 shift but it simply isn't true.
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In picture 10 I can't see exactly what ball is discarded? Is he talking about where the cup and spring are shown?
All of the 1/4" balls are located in canoe shaped tubs except one, it sits in a "D" shaped pocket...this is the one that can be left out.
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Finally in picture 11 I assume the gauge is made because you want the spring to end up at exactly 1-9/32"?
A 6" steel rule can be used to set the spring retainer height, all of these mods are illustrated clearly in the TCI instruction page I posted earlier.
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Has anyone actually done these specific mods? Thanks!
Nothing new here, the mods are as old as the 727. Unfortunately some of these home-spun mods actually work against each other in certain operating modes, you're much better off to invest in a quality reprogramming kit like the TF-2 where the mods compliment each other instead of vice versa.
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Re: Article questions!
[Re: 70AARcuda]
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05/05/09 03:22 PM
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the accumulator spring is removed and the accumulator is block with a 3 inch rod about 1/2 inch in diameter...
That's what you do but it makes for an obnoxious shift , a filing rattling shift is not necessarily a GOOD shift, I'd leave the spring in .
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Re: Article questions!
[Re: demon440]
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05/07/09 08:43 AM
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I did a combo of these mods and the T2 kit.
Yes it shifts very hard if not on the gas.
I can put it in any gear at any speed.
Also mine won't shift until I shift it.
You don't want to shift BACK to first at any speed ...
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