Ray Block wrote:
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: jon@dakota-truck.net
>>
>>Terrible Tom <silvereightynine@aol.com> wrote:
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>>>Ok - I need some edyewkayshun here.
>>
>>>My understanding is that the trans kickdown lever should move in tandem
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>>with the throttle
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>>>linkage. Trying to figure out where everything should be in relation to
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>>eachother Question.
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>>>should the starting points be:
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>>>Engine throttle @ closed
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>>>Kickdown lever on trans @ normal returned position
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>>>???
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>>>Or should the throttle be different from the trans - say at 10% throttle
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>>and the kickdown lever
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>>>at normal resting position?
>>
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> First...to answer Tom's question, at idle/closed throttle, the kickdown
> lever on the trans should be in it's normal returned position, usually aided
> by a spring on the lever.
>
>
>> The FSM may have a detailed procedure for this, but generally
>>speaking, it is my understanding that a kickdown lever/cable should be
>>adjusted such that the kickdown lever on the trans is fully engaged at
>>the exact point where the throttle butterflies are at WOT. (If the
>>kickdown is adjusted to come in any sooner than that, the kickdown
>>will stop before WOT and may prevent the butterflies from fully
>>opening. Any later than that, and the trans will never see full
>>kickdown.
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> You are basically correct on the WOT settings, Jon! The kickdown lever
> will be in the full rearward position at WOT. If it gets there before WOT
> the throttle may not open fully, plus you would get fairly high rpm part
> throttle shifts and perhaps harsh low speed downshifts.
>
> I adjust mine by blocking the throttle wide open, then adjusting the TV
> (kickdown) cable until the lever on the trans just barely touches it's WOT
> stop.
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>
>> The issue with the kickdown preventing WOT may or may not apply on
>>a cable operated kickdown.
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>
> It does. Ask me how I know. lol
>
> My only reference point for trans kickdown
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>>is the older style kickdown which used a solid lever.
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> The cable on late model trucks functions essentially the same...at least the
> "RH" trans. Have no personal experience with the "RE" versions.
>
> Ray
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>
Heh heh heh... this clarifies an issue that was holding up a certain decision I had to make.
Thank you very much, gentelmen... *cracks knuckles* thats exactly the information I was
looking for.
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