727 transmission band help
The front band in front of the shifter mec. I removed all the out when installing my shifter kit from American shifter...did I mess anything up...I didn't move the truck or start it just took the front band adjustment bolt all the way out..I looked at youtube and said to tighten to 72 inch pounds and back off 2 turns...my question is should I drop the pan and see if the rod is touching the band or shoukd I be ok..I'll post a pic of the adjustment I took out thanks....
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Should be ok to go, as long as you didnt use footpounds...
I just backed it all the way out and put it right back in torque it and backed it out 2 1/2 turnsShould be ok to go, as long as you didnt use footpounds...
Follow what the directions of the shift kit says, some kits say 2 turns, some say 2 1/2. It depends on the kit itself. Now, the weird shaped little piece inside the transmission that holds the end of the band and the adjustment bolt itself most likely didn't move when you backed the adjustment bolt all the way out. If you were indeed able to adjust the bolt to 72 inch pounds and then back it out properly, the adjustment bolt would have to go into the case about an extra inch if this piece had slipped out of position, so if it didn't do that, you should be OK without pulling the pan to check it.
And it'd a shift kit like goes inside the truck to change gears is what I was installing...Follow what the directions of the shift kit says, some kits say 2 turns, some say 2 1/2. It depends on the kit itself. Now, the weird shaped little piece inside the transmission that holds the end of the band and the adjustment bolt itself most likely didn't move when you backed the adjustment bolt all the way out. If you were indeed able to adjust the bolt to 72 inch pounds and then back it out properly, the adjustment bolt would have to go into the case about an extra inch if this piece had slipped out of position, so if it didn't do that, you should be OK without pulling the pan to check it.
Like a floor shifter instead of a transmission mechanical valve body shift kit? If it is not a transmission shift kit, then adjust the bands to stock setting.
Yes floor shifter I took the front band screw all the way out....and put it right back in the same spot...just seeing if I should leave it or drop the pan and body and see if it lined up right...Like a floor shifter instead of a transmission mechanical valve body shift kit? If it is not a transmission shift kit, then adjust the bands to stock setting.
Like I said, if you reinstalled the bolt and it pretty much went in the same depth and you didn't screw it in say an extra two or three or more threads before you got to the 72 inch pounds, it is more than likely OK. The design is such that the piece this adjustment does has a little bit of support to hold it in place so if something does break, this little piece, which is kind of wedge shaped with a little notch in one end to hold the band and a rounded hole in the other the adjustment bolt goes into, won't go flying around if something happens, so you are most likely OK.
Ok someone on another fourm said the peice has felled on top of the vaule body that I need to check itLike I said, if you reinstalled the bolt and it pretty much went in the same depth and you didn't screw it in say an extra two or three or more threads before you got to the 72 inch pounds, it is more than likely OK. The design is such that the piece this adjustment does has a little bit of support to hold it in place so if something does break, this little piece, which is kind of wedge shaped with a little notch in one end to hold the band and a rounded hole in the other the adjustment bolt goes into, won't go flying around if something happens, so you are most likely OK.
In that case, drop the pan, pull the shift linkage off the top edge of the driver's side of the case, and you will need a 7/16 socket to remove the valve body from the case, then when it is hanging down, shift link connection out of the case, pull the valve body forward real hard to get the parking pall bar out of its clip. The loose parts, if there are any, are pretty obvious, just put them back where they belong, adjust the band and put the parking pall rod back into the hole it cam out of and give it a push (it's kind of a big snap like a pair of jeans or shirt, it stays in by itself when it is in place, then bolt the valve body back in (check the torque on the bolts, it's something like 17lb-ft, not much), and to keep the pan from leaking, take a 2X4 and lay it on edge, lay the pan along the edge and dimple each of the bolt holes outward a tiny amount. I use a bolt that is one size too large and hammer with the bolt head on each bolt hole to make sure it hasn't been too squished and harming the gasket.
Ok I adjusted the front alike said 72 inch and 2 1/2 turns out it has alot of play in front band this is right
Yes, it is right. There is a pressure servo that clamps the band down when engaged. If it is too tight it wears out faster, too lose, it slips and wears out, so the adjustment is important.
Ok put everything back together put it back on the ground now it's locked up every gear I select ever when I rock it nothing it won't move what could be wrong....
Thoughts
When you say locked up, does that mean you can't change the gear selector at all? If not, and it shifted OK before this issue, you may have the kickdown and the shift lever backwards on the arms of the shifter/kickdown levers.
If all you did was fool with the front band. I would think, that's where you should start.
Go with Dana's thoughts on droppin the valve body to see if the bolt is on the band. Just my humble opinion. A vidio on it. If the bolt was not in the band adjustment hole. It could hit the band, pinch and lock it up.
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Go with Dana's thoughts on droppin the valve body to see if the bolt is on the band. Just my humble opinion. A vidio on it. If the bolt was not in the band adjustment hole. It could hit the band, pinch and lock it up.
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The back wheels off the ground the driveshaft will only spend to the left
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