700R4 won't shift out of 1st?
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From: North Carolina
Car: 1988 Camaro
Engine: 305
Transmission: 700R4
Axle/Gears: 3.23
700R4 won't shift out of 1st?
I just had my 700r4 rebuilt and I put it pack in my car and it won't shift out of 1st. Park, Reverse, and Neutral all work fine but it just won't upshift. First gear pulls fine. We've tried unhooking the TV cable to see if it would shift at all, but it still wouldn't shift out of first. Does anyone know what this could be? If so, any steps on how to fix it?
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From: vacaville,ca
Car: 1988 camaro z28,1997 camaro lt1
Engine: 355 afr 195 heads,tpis big mouth
Transmission: 700r-4 built by me 3-4 z pack
Axle/Gears: 3.42
Re: 700R4 won't shift out of 1st?
Have you checked the governor
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From: Florida
Car: 1989 Camaro RS
Engine: LH6
Transmission: T56
Axle/Gears: 3.42 Auburn Posi
Re: 700R4 won't shift out of 1st?
Exactly this. When the teeth on the governor fail it will prevent the transmission from shifting into any gear other than 1st. I had the same issue with mine when I swapped a new one in.
It will look similar to this here:
And is located here on the trans ( where the black cap is ):
It will look similar to this here:
And is located here on the trans ( where the black cap is ):
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