Thread: 722.6 Sprag
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Old 10-26-2008, 08:32 PM
Roncallo Roncallo is offline
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In looking for the mysterious clunking noise I originally heard which made me take this trans out to begin with so far I have come up empty, with one remote exception. It turns out that the 2 sprags installed in this box are the updated 20 segment sprags. This car has an 11/28/95 delivery date with serial number 00010765 trans. Therefore I can only assume that the sprags have been replaced. What I did find was that one of the bolts holding in the rear piston assy was hand tight. For that reason alone it was worth removing the box and doing the disassembly, but I cant conclusively say that was causing the noise. I did order all new set of sprags and the front input shaft as well as everything else. The only real problem is I'm left with the feeling I did not find the real problem yet. It wont be the first trans I put back together with my fingers crossed, but at about $800.00 will be the most expensive.
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