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Old Oct 6, 2007 | 07:36 PM
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From: anderson ,sc
Car: 89 formula/00 z28
Engine: carbed 350/ls1
Transmission: 700r4/ a4
Axle/Gears: 3.23 posi/ 3.73 posi
what happen to 2nd gear?

i have th350 that was working fine. till the other day when i was driving around it made a pop (i was not on the car) and started acting funny like didnt want to go. come to find out no 2nd gear. i have third it work fine and first. what caused it to lose 2nd gear?
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Old Oct 6, 2007 | 08:57 PM
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From: 51°N 114°W, 3500'
Car: 87 IROC L98
Engine: 588 Alcohol BBC
Transmission: Powerglide
Axle/Gears: Ford 9"/31 spline spool/4.86
Re: what happen to 2nd gear?

Sounds like you blew up your intermediate sprag. Common failure in the TH350. Pull the pan and see how many hard parts are in it.
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Old Oct 6, 2007 | 09:02 PM
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From: anderson ,sc
Car: 89 formula/00 z28
Engine: carbed 350/ls1
Transmission: 700r4/ a4
Axle/Gears: 3.23 posi/ 3.73 posi
Re: what happen to 2nd gear?

if so do i have to rebuild to fix and if so where can i get a kit from?
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Old Oct 6, 2007 | 09:41 PM
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From: 51°N 114°W, 3500'
Car: 87 IROC L98
Engine: 588 Alcohol BBC
Transmission: Powerglide
Axle/Gears: Ford 9"/31 spline spool/4.86
Re: what happen to 2nd gear?

Tranny needs to come out and taken apart. You'll need a new intermediate sprag (over-running clutch), pump gasket/seals, filter gasket. Depending how bad the damage is, you may need a new direct clutch drum. Yank the tranny out and strip it down to see how bad the damage is. A blow sprag is one of the weakest links in a TH350. They can be upgraded to a heavy duty unit but they're not cheap and can still fail.
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Old Oct 6, 2007 | 11:45 PM
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From: Tallahassee, Florida
Car: '86 Trans Am and '03 S-10
Engine: 355ci and 4.3l
Transmission: 700R4 and NV3500
Axle/Gears: 7.625/3.42 Auburn and 8.5/3.08 Gov-
Re: what happen to 2nd gear?

Originally Posted by Stephen 87 IROC
Sounds like you blew up your intermediate sprag. Common failure in the TH350. Pull the pan and see how many hard parts are in it.
Now thats just too funny! But not to poke fun at you buddy. I have had numerous pan fishing experiences too. My recent is the 700R4s 2-4 Band which I am in process of a rebuild as result. My post '700R4 Blues =( ' show some pics. It sux, but the best advice is to research what breaks in that tranny, pull it and verify the broken part, and put the updated or HD part back in it. Good time to just HD the entire unit.
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