Re: Tranny blue continues

[Brian Hartman <brianhartman@sprintmail.com>]

Richard Chan wrote:

> The took the tranny apart, well guess what broke???  E clip broke right in
> half that holds the Billet servo together, didn't real find where the other
> half went to. Bit of fine metal flakes in the pan. 2nd gear starts fried the
> Art Carr 2nd gear band and the drum is toast. The mechanical diode locked up
> solid.  The convertor will have to be cut open and cleaned out again. Found
> some of the rear planetary slines had small flakes of metal jamed into it.
> So far the big expensive aftermarket parts seem not to be holding up. Eg.
> Billet 2nd gear servo, mechanical diode, high volume pump.

Call Raybestos and get a free be.  I doubt it was the cause. Even if you want to
step back into the crappy stock forward sprag, at least you'll have that
mechical diode to put in there.

>
>
> Now what should I rebuild it with the stock Corvette servo, 2nd gear Kevlar
> band, orginal 3rd gear sprag, new drum, new rear planetary.   I will have
> the convertor cut open and cleaned again and I will flush the tranny cooler
> and lines.

I'd keep the billet servo in there and replace the blocked accum with a white
1-2 accum spring.  Lose the super pump.  Get a stocker and put a NoYoYo
unbreakable pump ring kit, a new stator shaft, the .521 boost valve and the
modified pressure regulator valve and stiff  2.18"  spring.