Race 727 band adjustments

Often impossible to get to front band adjustment with torque wrench
with Headers while in the race car. Just get the front band finger tight
(fairly snug) then back it off 1 1/2 turns (assume you have 5.0 lever).
Back band is not real critical 2 to 2 1/2 is fine..
Check it every 30 or 40 passes and change fluid then as well = Cheap Insurance.

That is exactly how I have done it for 60 years without any issues.
I neglected to do this the past couple seasons. Didn’t make many passes last year, and I didn’t think to do it when changing the fluid this spring. The 2-3 shift started getting lazy during the races in Boise. I bet the bands are about toast, but I was going to pull the trans to be redone this winter anyway. As long as it makes it through this coming weekend I’ll be good.