Rebuilt 904, no 3rd gear???
yep. i think thats exactly what happened. i pulled the tranny from the car this evening, and i found the problem:
i noticed some friction material on the bottom of the pan:
rubbed my finger in it
the piece im holding was on the bottom of my pan, and when i pulled the front pump there it was:
I dont know transmissions a whole lot, my brother knows a good amount BUT he's only built chevy stuff, turbo 350's and 400's, 4l80 and 4l60s, 700r4, 200r4 etc...
this was our first chrysler 904 torqueflite we built together. so my guess is there was no pressure to actuate the forward 3rd gear. this broken seal would cause it to leak internally, correct?
it smoked my red clutches and kolene steels....
you can see the one on the far left is what they should be and the rest are gone, the last 2 are for sure done! aint nothin left.
same for the kolene steels, they need to be black like the one on the right, they were all burnt up too. lol
this was the 2nd clutch pack
i need a new band too:
so tomorrow ill go get new parts from the trans shop.
I had a similar issue when I built mine, no 3rd because it leaked. It's possible that the sealing ring installed on the front pump, the beveled lip got tweaked/installed the lip on top of itself instead of inside, then it broke off... I feel your pain, gonna be going thru mine for the 3rd time soon. Always air check your unit too. PM fishy68 for the air check guide.
Fold like the middle seal in the picture:
Good luck!
yep. i think thats exactly what happened. i pulled the tranny from the car this evening, and i found the problem:
i noticed some friction material on the bottom of the pan:
rubbed my finger in it
the piece im holding was on the bottom of my pan, and when i pulled the front pump there it was:
I dont know transmissions a whole lot, my brother knows a good amount BUT he's only built chevy stuff, turbo 350's and 400's, 4l80 and 4l60s, 700r4, 200r4 etc...
this was our first chrysler 904 torqueflite we built together. so my guess is there was no pressure to actuate the forward 3rd gear. this broken seal would cause it to leak internally, correct?
it smoked my red clutches and kolene steels....
you can see the one on the far left is what they should be and the rest are gone, the last 2 are for sure done! aint nothin left.
same for the kolene steels, they need to be black like the one on the right, they were all burnt up too. lol
this was the 2nd clutch pack
i need a new band too:
so tomorrow ill go get new parts from the trans shop.
