Need 700r4 Help!!

[berg76]

I just had my 700 rebuilt with a TCI rebuild kit and a corvette servo. I got it reinstalled with new stock torque converter. But it wont move in reverse. There is a very very slight drop in rpm when you shift it initially. It seams to shift fine into the forward gears. But im not sure as I cant get it out of the garage without reverse. Fluid levels are right on. I reset the TV cable according to how everyone says.

Any ideas ??!??!?!??! PLEASE!!

 

[onetonbb74]

id check linkage first, then i think id pull the tranny as a seal is probably scored/bad from installation and no hyd pressure is being built up for reverse. Btw, i hate tci, they screwed me on my rebuilt tranny (th350 died in 3 months behind a crate 350 in an elcamino), and there torque convertors suck, as well as there valve bodies, and there customer service licks big harry monkey balls.

 

[4xcrazy]

id check linkage first, then i think id pull the tranny as a seal is probably scored/bad from installation and no hyd pressure is being built up for reverse. Btw, i hate tci, they screwed me on my rebuilt tranny (th350 died in 3 months behind a crate 350 in an elcamino), and there torque convertors suck, as well as there valve bodies, and there customer service licks big harry monkey balls.

SOooo, basically,,,,,,,,,,you don't like TCI much

 

[berg76]

The linkage is seams fine. So you think its internal then? I was going to try and hook up a pressure guage to the driver side port and see what it reads. Any other suggestions?

 

[onetonbb74]

yeah, id try the pressure guage on the driver side. I dunno if thats the total pump pressure, or the pressure in the valve body for the gear. If its total pump pressure, it wont help you any.

 

[berg76]

it will eliminate the pump itself as being bad right?

 

[onetonbb74]

correct. I do believe that the guage thing will help you because its recommended on bowtieoverdrives.com on how to set up the t.v. cable properly and they mention its best to have a pressure guage to be precise.

 

[berg76]

Ok so i have the guage hooked up.

Park
idle ~60psi
2000rm ~60psi
2700-3000 60~70psi only for a split second then back to ~60psi

Reverse
idle 55~60psi

Drive
idle ~60psi

pulling the tv cable at idle only adds 2 or 3 psi. I dont have a second set of hands right now to hold it at 2000rpm and pull the tv cable manually.

Either the pump is fine and somthing is losing pressure continuously or the pump is bad. What do you think? I cant get ahold of my rebuilder til tomorrow.

 

[southernspeed]

I know you said you've checked the levels but it's worth doing it again, trust me......ask me how I know!!!

Start it up and with foot on brake run it through the gears, one at a time staying in each gear for a few seconds. When you've cycled through the lot and got back to Park, check the oil (motor idling obviously) The level wants to be between the 2 dimples at the bottom of the dipstick. From experience it actually needs to be at or just above the upper dimple, that way when the trans is fully hot the level will be good.

As a side note, I rebuilt my trans (700 and previously a 350) with all TCI parts and they've been great and stood up to some seriously work and they're RV/HD convertors are the best I've used!






So there!

 

[berg76]

Well I have run it through the gears several times. Checked and rechecked the level. Its just a 1/16 over the hash area for ok.

I got ahold of the guy who rebuilt it. He says it could be a couple things. The pressures are way to low aparently. It has all forward gears and reverse.

Just what i wanted to do on a saturday night when its 20degrees out!!! WoooHoooo!

 

[onetonbb74]

I know you said you've checked the levels but it's worth doing it again, trust me......ask me how I know!!!

Start it up and with foot on brake run it through the gears, one at a time staying in each gear for a few seconds. When you've cycled through the lot and got back to Park, check the oil (motor idling obviously) The level wants to be between the 2 dimples at the bottom of the dipstick. From experience it actually needs to be at or just above the upper dimple, that way when the trans is fully hot the level will be good.

As a side note, I rebuilt my trans (700 and previously a 350) with all TCI parts and they've been great and stood up to some seriously work and they're RV/HD convertors are the best I've used!






So there!

Unless they have changed there ways from 2001. Every TCI part ive seen has failed quick, or caused something else to fail. To me and what ive invested into there company (2500.00 or so in a couple different trannies) I got nothing in return but ****ty attitude on the phone and no warranty luck. id have to say those pressures sure look low. imo

 

[southernspeed]

That fluid level is way too high. That hatch area for ok is for when the fluid is HOT, like a hot cup of coffee hot or more. Cool/warm fluid should be between the 2 dimples at the very bottom of the dipstick.

 

[southernspeed]

High fluid can aerate and cause big problems.