Got the SHAFT!!!!!!!!!

[69MyWay]

Trans is at the shop and TC is in transit to TCI right now.

Shop is seriously backed up and hopes to crack it open next week.

He said it is common to bend the output shaft. The trans also won't up-shift now under WOT - so it isn't clear what went wrong there. If you back off the throttle it will shift.

[69MyWay]

Status....

Drum roll please..........

All the parts have shown up and or been delivered as promised on time! Now...it is up to me to get them in.

The torque converter came on Tuesday. The guys at TCI did an amazing job tearing it down...and getting it back in record time. The TCI street fighter 10" unit is good to go with a clean bill of health. He said the lock up clutch was burned.

On the trans...and $1,100 later, the local shop replaced the output shaft and went through the whole thing. It had sucked one of the check balls through the plate in the valve body. They perform their own tricks of the trade to get the most out of them. He upgraded many of the parts and feels confident it will perform to expectations.

My wife will bring it home tonight (she is driving the truck today).

We rescheduled the dyno for 5/27 as it was pushing too close to try it this Friday. Then...we are off to the mid west challenge.

[Mover]

I'm glad to see you getting your car back together and good luck at Mid West Challenge.

Man I wish I could make this event! it looks to be a fun time.

[69MyWay]

BAd news.

Got the trans in and went about 5 miles - pure perfection.

Rolled back to check and top off the fluid. Went back out - and I lost 4,3,2. It has 1st and reverse just fine. In 4th if you accelerate on it it will try to catch and move the car.

So...trans shop is closed today, but I figure it comes back out.

[69MyWay]

took it to the trans shop.

He pulled it down and said he can't find anything wrong with it.

I may be crazy...but I know it wasn't working.

He suggested a converter failure. I just had TCI rebuild it and gave it a clean bill of health. I called them and they said since the car does have manual 1st and reverse that there is no converter failure.

ugh.....

[CamaroAJ]

1st and reverse use the same clutch pack. does it not shift or does it go to netural?

it could be something simple like a stuck shift valve in the valve body or something deeper like a 2-4 servo or 2-4 band assembly.

[69MyWay]

Originally Posted by CamaroAJ

1st and reverse use the same clutch pack. does it not shift or does it go to netural?

it could be something simple like a stuck shift valve in the valve body or something deeper like a 2-4 servo or 2-4 band assembly.

If you put it in D or 3 or 2 it slips and if you rev it fairly hard it acts like it will try to catch...then slip again. If you put it in manual 1 it is strong as an ox and totally normal feeling. It won't select 1st when you put it in D. Reverse is solid.

I was curious if I had mis adjusted my shifter, so I grabbed the lever and moved it through easy several times from D to 1. It won't catch at all until it hits 1.

[GregWeld]

Is your TV cable adjusted properly? I didn't go back to discover what trans you have but ASSume with the mention of 4th gear that it is a OD trans and possibly a 700r4... and if so - a loose/mal adjusted TV cable would certainly cause bad or no shifts.

[69MyWay]

Originally Posted by GregWeld

Is your TV cable adjusted properly? I didn't go back to discover what trans you have but ASSume with the mention of 4th gear that it is a OD trans and possibly a 700r4... and if so - a loose/mal adjusted TV cable would certainly cause bad or no shifts.

4L60E with no TV. All electronics were in proper working order prior to the drive shaft failure. No changes have been made to the PCM and this new problem is nothing like the one that I took it to the trans shop to handle.

[CamaroAJ]

its hosed. they need to do a full tear down and recheck everything. sounds like the clutch gap is out of spec. might have a cut seal. there is deffently a problem somewhere internal to the trans.