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Great advice here! I just passed my video onto my son. And thank you again...Watch the video I sent you. You will see how easy it is.
Great advice here! I just passed my video onto my son. And thank you again...Watch the video I sent you. You will see how easy it is.
And to the original poster this is exactly why you rebuild it yourself! You'll know exactly what's wrong with your transmission when you rebuild it. They're so utterly simple I can't even understand why you can have one rebuilt at a shop and it not be perfect? When I rebuilt mine for the first time I couldn't even understand how to put it together wrong...I have a stubborn 727 in my 72 Duster that will not shift into 3rd gear. I had a TCI manual valve body put in it and have had it built by what was supposed to one of the best shops in the area. With the car on jack stands, I can go through all the gears and feel positive feedback at all the positions on the indicator. However, soon as I get the car on the ground and drive it, it will not shift into 3rd. Any thoughts? It’s going back to the shop this Friday when I’m off. Thanks!!
you paid for the best shop I would never even have jacked it up on jack stands to check anything. You pay that kind of money you just drive it back in there and say something ain't working right. Not for you to figure out that's what you paid for them for.I have a stubborn 727 in my 72 Duster that will not shift into 3rd gear. I had a TCI manual valve body put in it and have had it built by what was supposed to one of the best shops in the area. With the car on jack stands, I can go through all the gears and feel positive feedback at all the positions on the indicator. However, soon as I get the car on the ground and drive it, it will not shift into 3rd. Any thoughts? It’s going back to the shop this Friday when I’m off. Thanks!!
Do you happen to have a picture of that setup?I'm not sure if the B&M kits are exactly the same as they were 30+ years ago, but I rebuilt a 727 for my '70 Road Runner in my parent's basement when I was a kid, with zero experience regarding transmissions. Their instructions were so good, you couldn't screw up. I turned out great. B&M Transkits 10229
.Do you happen to have a picture of that setup?
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I have a stubborn 727 in my 72 Duster that will not shift into 3rd gear. I had a TCI manual valve body put in it and have had it built by what was supposed to one of the best shops in the area. With the car on jack stands, I can go through all the gears and feel positive feedback at all the positions on the indicator. However, soon as I get the car on the ground and drive it, it will not shift into 3rd. Any thoughts? It’s going back to the shop this Friday when I’m off. Thanks!!
good Lord I have a big laugh when people say they took the transmission out and handed it to somebody to do the easy work and paid someone crazy amount and then have to take it and put it back in themselves and then when things don't go right the transmission shop claims they didn't install it correctly LOLI want to add - Honest to God, the hardest part is removing and re-installing the transmission....
Jeff
and in the end when you have a problem you almost always know exactly what it is after that?Here's a link to my rebuild earlier this year. ...
Yes I had some setbacks and at one point I wanted to shoot it...lol.
Worth every bit of it...
Jeff's 727 rebuild thread
When yer done, adjusting the throttle pressure linkage (kickdown) is critical. ..a lot of drive, adjust, drive more, adjust more...it's all the difference in the world.
Jeff
Absolutely! It's not nearly the mystery it used to be. I'm not a 727 guru - but I understand it very well now on a basic level.and in the end when you have a problem you almost always know exactly what it is after that?