Auto Transmission shifting Late/hard??
Auto Transmission shifting Late/hard??
Car is a 91 camaro RS, V8 305 TBI, 175k miles, with a 4L60E stock transmission (according to my vin number). Apparently they rely more on the computer than the 700r4, at least that's what I was told. The car will sometimes shift ok and most of the time shift late. This happened from one day to the next, just like that. I first noticed something was wrong when I put my car on drive and it shift hard...scared the sh*t outta me. After that it never shifted normal.
Here's what I tried: dropped the trans pan and changed the filter, added the necessary amount of fluid, took it for a test drive...no cigar. One guy said that his car was doing the same thing and he changed the computer, after wasting a boat load of money on unnecessary repairs. He wants me to buy a computer for like 80 bucks just to try. I don't know. Help!!!
Here's what I tried: dropped the trans pan and changed the filter, added the necessary amount of fluid, took it for a test drive...no cigar. One guy said that his car was doing the same thing and he changed the computer, after wasting a boat load of money on unnecessary repairs. He wants me to buy a computer for like 80 bucks just to try. I don't know. Help!!!
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From: upstate NY
Car: 88 chevy k1500 reguar cab, 8' box
Engine: super duty TBI 350
Transmission: 4L80
Axle/Gears: posi 3.73
Re: Auto Transmission shifting Late/hard??
does it have a modulator on the pass side of the trainy? if it does, check the vaccume line (rubber ends). if they are connected and not cracked, the vaccume mod might be bad.
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From: Pennslyvania
Car: 1984 camaro Z28
Engine: 355 SBC
Transmission: 700 r-4
Axle/Gears: Strange 3:73 posi
Re: Auto Transmission shifting Late/hard??
I'm pretty sure the 4l60e didn't come in till 94 and if that's the case you have a 700 or a 200 r4 and the TV cable would need to be adjusted.
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From: Leander,TX
Car: 84 Z28 / 88 Trans Am / 87 base
Engine: L69 H.O. / 468 BBC / 2.8 v6
Transmission: 89 700R4 / TH375B / 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.73 open / 3.23 posi / 3.42 open
Re: Auto Transmission shifting Late/hard??
does it have a modulator on the pass side of the tranny?
He specified 4L60 which have never had a vacuum modulator. Only the TH200C trannys from 1982-83 had them for our cars from the factory.
He specified 4L60 which have never had a vacuum modulator. Only the TH200C trannys from 1982-83 had them for our cars from the factory.
Re: Auto Transmission shifting Late/hard??
200, 200C, 2004R, 700R4, 4L60, 4L60E never had a vacuum modulator. The TH350, TH350C & TH400 had vacuum modulators. The computer does not have anything to do with the shifting on a 700R4/4L60, only the torque converter lockup. Late shifts cause hard shifts. If the TV cable is adjusted correctly, then it could be a TV system problem. TransGo offers the fix for this in all of their Shift kits.
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From: Leander,TX
Car: 84 Z28 / 88 Trans Am / 87 base
Engine: L69 H.O. / 468 BBC / 2.8 v6
Transmission: 89 700R4 / TH375B / 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.73 open / 3.23 posi / 3.42 open
Re: Auto Transmission shifting Late/hard??
not tryin to start an argument but th th200c is an identical style case to the th350c which is why most people who have them think they have a th350.the one I stripped out of and 82 crossfire had the metric tag and modulator. I'm not aware of any metric th350's.
Last edited by duckmanquacker; Jun 10, 2010 at 12:40 PM.
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