Originally Posted by steve40th

Okay, I have asked a few, but I think this is important for everyone who has the 700R4/4L60 non electronic Corvette with ASR.
Will someone be very specific in how, without a guage, you can adjust the TV cable to get you within a nats a** till you do get a guage to check the pressure.
Right now mine is set up where if you release the TV cable it slide all the way back towards the windhield. Thats where my transmission shop says it reads 80 psi. Transgo says the pressure will be 15-18lbs higher with there shift kit, and factory is 65-85 psi, depending on model transmission.
Mine shifts very hard, and on time in 1-2, 2-3 and 3-4. No slipping etc. But, AS everyone knows, fluid pressure is VERY important here in our transmissions.
1993 Corvette with original TV cable, transmission has 12 miles on it, and wont be driven till I get the TV cable adjusted correctly, but if I can tfind a guage, I will have to do it by another method. FSM (TransGo says throw it away):

"1.Take the covers off the ASR

YES

2.Look at the pulleys you will see a 1/8in hole and a hole that takes a 1/4 drive.
3.Put a 1/8 in drill bit into the hole and through the pulleys but not over the gear drive.

CORRECT

4.Flip the retainer clip on the TV cable

ALSO EXTEND THE THROTTLE CABLES (BOTH) TO THE FULL EXTEND POSITION.. (ALL THREE SHOULD BE AT FULL EXTEND) DISCONNECT THE
CRUISE CONTROL CABLE FROM THE CRUISE CONTROL VACCUM DIAGPHRAM UNDER THE ECM

5.Turn the pulley(Which Way, RADIATOR) ~1/8 turn and put a Torque wrench(set to 8nm/71inlbs) with a 1/4in extension into the square 1/4 drive hole.Torque to 8nm and clip the TV cable while holding the torque.There will be some clicking when you torque the pulleys. SOMETIMES IT CLICKS SOMETIME IT DOSENT"

Originally Posted by 383_BluByU

ENOUGH WITH THE CAPS LOCK. now that we are on new text..

the sure fire way to check to make sure all is oky-dokey after you do this procedure is to drop tranny pan and look at the pluger the tv cable level presses into the valve body and make sure the level the tv cable is hooked up to is slammed up against the valve body holding the plunger all the way in (important note: this should be the position it is in with the GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR. Take the floor mat out of the car for this test to verify it is not keeping the pedal ffrom full travel..

I was told this verifies the conditions are good for full tv pressure..

BTW: which spacer plate did you end up using?

Originally Posted by 383_BluByU

oh I know i did the caps.. it was so you could tell my typing from yours in the quote.. it was just starting to bug me..

make sure you are using the lock the correct way on the TV cable adjuster.. my little tab was missing so I had to use a c-clap to hold down the button..

EDIT"
BTW: I set mine first with the FSM method and then verified it at the valve body since I hadn't put the pan on yet.. and it was dead on...

Originally Posted by 383_BluByU

i've heard the factory specs for TV line pressure mean nothing after someone has modded the tranny.. I just did the FSM adjust procedure (torque wrench and 1/8 drill bit) and then checked it..

Originally Posted by 383_BluByU

nope... I suspect its way over factory specs since we did alot to keep it high (even at part throttle). I'm tired of eating 3-4 clutches.. this time I went soup to nuts with the internal;s.. this isnt a rebuilt tranny.. i consider it remanufactured.. everything is except the case.. my 1-2 shift is HARD (which is pretty easy to achive).. however, my 2-3 shift is jsut as hard at WOT but mild at anything else... (herein lies the real trickery).. I owe alot to Pete K and my buddy who are both tranny guru's!

Originally Posted by BlackRoseLT1

:You say the 1-2 and 2-3 shifts are firm. Is this when you let trans shift itself or when you manually shift it?

Dave

Originally Posted by BlackRoseLT1

Something i've been trying to figure out for ages.

Steve,

Who did the Trans Garbage install? Were any modifications to the kit required? I had to cut down the one of the check valves because it would get stuck and the car wouldn't shift out of first.

You say the 1-2 and 2-3 shifts are firm. Is this when you let trans shift itself or when you manually shift it?

Dave

Originally Posted by bobmic93

Steve, Im not so certain my TV is set properly. After my new tranny went in my 1-2 upshift is like getting kicked in your back from a Mule ( even at part throttle). Tranny shop which is out of town says I need to have the tv adjusted. (Easier said then done) Took it to GM and the results did not change and the mechanic said even a slight adjustment would normally make a big difference which it did not in my case. I wonder if mine could be not seated right in the tranny pan. Ive been driving it like this over a year now and have just accepted the fact at 1-2 I must brace my neck. Or maybe thats the way my tranny just is. I cant afford to tinker with the tranny anymore.