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Old 03-24-2010, 05:24 PM
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Post 87 300TD Transmission Solutions

I am reading through toddyvol's thread and it sparked some research on my part to write down some figures on what my transmission is doing -- since it is doing something different than toddyvol's and I don't want to hijack his thread I figured I'd start my own.

Some history you should know is that when I first bought the car you guys at this forum graciously walked me through the MityVac processes of testing and found that my VCV was bad, I bought a new one and replaced it. The shifting was so much better I couldn't complain.

Now ever since I have had the car it has been doing something else interesting:

  • @ 5MPH it shifts to 2nd
  • @ 25MPH it shifts into 3rd
  • @ 30MPH it shifts into 4th
Now... I could have the slightest pressure on the go pedal or floor it and it STILL performs the above. Basically 3rd gear is useless unless I manually put the stick in 3.

The car shifts down through those gears well (minus the K2-spring upgrade I should probably invest in) but going from 4th to 3rd does clunk.

I just recently had the trans flushed but it does have a small leak so I am constantly checking to make sure the right amount of fluid is in it (I can usually tell just but how it shifts when it's a little low).

Anyway I wanted to share my experiences with you guys, I think people were saying to check the kick down cable or whatever it's called but I haven't located it yet nor attempted to adjust it and I am not 100% sure that is really my problem at this point.

What do you guys think?

Thanks,

Frank

Instant Update
: I found an older forum thread where you guys helped me to a point I was never able to test, which was that it may be a faulty bowden cable.
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