I just bought a 1992 firebird with a supposedly rebuilt 700r4 in it. From what i can gather, (attempted driving, searching and reading the forum) the guy who put the tranny in made a mistake. What exactly (besides clutches) goes bad when the TV cable has "short spring syndrome". I have to decide between rebuilding this one or heading for the boneyard. I do know that this wasn't the original transmission from the car since he had to swap on the tailhousing to get the torque arm hooked up. I havn't been able to take pressure readings yet since i dont have a guage and cant get it into my shop at the moment.

 

anybody?

 

All I know is the tranny, exactly what inside gets killed I don't know.

 

i know the clutches get burned out, possibly the bands, i'm wanting to know is there anything else to look for.

 

i do not know if the tv cable had anything to do with my problem. The Front pump is toast.

 

Line pressure won't increase properly with throttle opening. Shifts will be early and soft and clutch holding pressure will be low.