shifts worse after detent adj.

[Russell Keys]

This weekend i adjusted my detent cable on my 700r-4 like the book says. Then the transmission shifted erradic and wouldn't stay in o/d if I gave it any amount of throttle. I adjusted it back to the position it was in and it's better but still shifts out of 1st a little early. Anybody have this happen to them?-Russell

 

[chevyfumes]

Do the 700r4's have vaccuum modulators, if so you might have to adjust that also. But I wouldn't know for sure Ive never even seen one, Ive got a th350....

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[solowookie]

well maybe your cable has been stretched??? obviously it ineeds to be adjusted further.

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[Russell Keys]

maybe...I adjusted it as far as it would go. It came through about an inch. The thing is it's a 6.2 and after the cable goes through the adjuster it is clamped to another cable with a cable lock. Is this normal or rigged? I'm not sure, I've never owned a 700r-4 or a diesel.-Russell

 

[riz]

<font color=purple> Did you recently change the carburetor ? Or anything like that ?

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[shupach]

ur supposed to adjust that cable? woops.............
that could explain the worthless shifting my th350 has been doing

phill

 

[Russell Keys]

No, it's a diesel so I really have never seen one like this. It looks like someone spliced it together between the adjuster and the throttle lever, but I'm not too sure. I'll have to got to the parts house tomorrow and take a look at a new one. Thanks, Russell

 

[riz]

<font color=purple> Just wondering because after I swapped in my new motor, I had to shorten the whole thing. Otherwise there was way too much slack which caused very poor shifting. It sounds like you're having the same type of thing going on with yours. Adapt it so that it adjusts properly without slack or being too short. Then try again and tweek it from there. Otherwise go to a tranny shop and have them dial it in right on for ya !

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[Greg72]

I don't know much about setting up these transmissions, but I came across an article that explained a "setup" procedure.....the thing that I remember most is how CRITICAL it was to get the adjustment right, or you would burn up the transmission!!!

Anyway, here's the link....maybe it's useful:

<a target="_blank" href=http://www.tvmadeez.com/Installation.htm>http://www.tvmadeez.com/Installation.htm</a>



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[dyeager535]

Diesels usually do shift at extremely low (IMO) RPM's. Thats the way the tranny is set up. (the Th400's in CUCV's shift 1-2 at about 10MPH IIRC for example)

Not sure exactly how much input the TV cable has on shift timing, and although I don't doubt that it has some affect, the governor is, as I understand it, the main factor in shift timing.

Sounds to me like perhaps the TV cable has been messed with. The gas TV cables (diesel should be darn near identical, GM is cheap) are pretty much all black plastic, no metal on them. They just "clip" into a bracket on the intake. "Universal" TV cables are regarded as junk by my friend that owns a transmission shop, as they apparently allow the cable to continually "adjust' itself. I'd think about buying a new cable from GM if you can afford it, so you can rule out the TV cable. (if you are truly worried that the cable is not correct) perhaps look around in wrecking yards and compare your cable to others. Another option would be to go to an auto parts store and compare, just make sure they aren't showing you "universal" TV cables either.

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