Yep, That's right the 400 doesn't have a kick down cable, The kick down on
them is with an electric solenoid with a switch on the gas peddle.
Just keep playing with it, you may get it working better with out going into
the thing.
Colin H.
droopie wrote:
> Yes and no.
> You can up the pump pressure by increasing the spring pressure on the PR
>
> valve.
> This will give you higher shift points and also firm them up a little (
> very little ).
> Also if you go this route and the shift points are to high you can then
> start backing off the kick down cable a little at a time till you get
> the
> feel that you want. you are not going to get much of a difference with
> out
> enlarging some feed holes in the plate though, but it is worth a try.
> To adjust the TV cable you will see an off white clip that has a letter
> T
> on it, this is the clip that you need to remove to adjust the cable. It
> just pulls off but you have to be careful not to loose it or break it,
> some
> times it wants to go flying around when taking it off. Just pull up on
> the
> top of it with your finger and it should come off.
> Be sure and look at where it is adjusted before taking the clip off
> though,
> Open the throttle wide open with the cable disconnected and see if it
> will
> be able to be pulled open more than it is ( kind of hard to explain ). I
>
> would start by adjusting the cable so at WOT you can not pull on it any
> more ( all the way applied ). You do this by pulling the cable back
> towards
> the firewall. You will see what I mean when you start messing around
> with
> it. I would try this before doing anything else.
> Applying the TV more you will get later shifts while doing the opposite
> to
> the cable lets it shift sooner.
>
> Hope this helps some
>
> Colin H.
>
> >
> Thanks, I knew there had to be a way to adjust that damn tv cable. I
> saw the clip, but didn't mess with it. The dealer says it has an
> internal problem, but it shifts too firm manually to be bleeding off.
> I've lots of experience with th-400 and powerglides in our race car, but
> they don't have tv cables...so I've never messed with em. I'll give
> that a try after dinner!
>
> Thanks again
>
> --
> Drew Schofield
> 1998 Sport 4x4 5.2 CC Black
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