Shift kit
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From: Morinville Alberta
Shift kit
well here goes this weekend I will be installing a B&M shift kit wish me luck and if there are any pointers out there let me know. I sure hope I don't F@!k things up.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Boston MA
Re: Shift kit (Aaron76)
If your tranny pan doesn't have a drain plug (most don't), then prepare for a major tranny fluid spill when you pull down the pan. There's no way around it, have plenty of drain pans or towels ready.
Good luck !!
Good luck !!
Drifting
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From: Honolulu Hawaii
Re: Shift kit (Aaron76)
Good time to change your filter, add an adjustable modulator, add a drain plug, and check the general condition of the tranny by noticing the type & amount sediments in your pan. A tablespoon of metal filings can be expected. Make sure you get adequate clearance between the "S" shifter linkage & the closest valve body bolt.
Melting Slicks
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Re: Shift kit (Aaron76)
I installed a B&M kit in mine last winter. I have some info posted at http://users.erols.com/jerryp58/corvette/bnmkit.htm.
I think the best thing I did was get a stiff piece of cardboard (maybe 3' or 4' square), cut a 6" or so hole in the center, place it on top of my drip pan, and push the center down a little so that anything that came down, fluid & parts, wouldn't go bouncing off in every direction. It worked pretty well.
If you don't have a drain plug, you've probably read about loosening the drain pan bolts a little, then starting on one side and work your way around loosening them so that one side drops first. That's about the best you can do to narrow down the flow & the mess.
MAKE SURE THE FLUID ISN'T HOT!
Ditto on the Adjustable Vacuum Modulator suggestion and the pan bolt. Just be careful where you put it. I was an idiot and didn't put mine in the proper spot, had interference problems with the valve body, and had to have the hole plugged up
Take your time, read & re-read the directions.
Hope some of this helps. Good Luck!
I think the best thing I did was get a stiff piece of cardboard (maybe 3' or 4' square), cut a 6" or so hole in the center, place it on top of my drip pan, and push the center down a little so that anything that came down, fluid & parts, wouldn't go bouncing off in every direction. It worked pretty well.
If you don't have a drain plug, you've probably read about loosening the drain pan bolts a little, then starting on one side and work your way around loosening them so that one side drops first. That's about the best you can do to narrow down the flow & the mess.
MAKE SURE THE FLUID ISN'T HOT!
Ditto on the Adjustable Vacuum Modulator suggestion and the pan bolt. Just be careful where you put it. I was an idiot and didn't put mine in the proper spot, had interference problems with the valve body, and had to have the hole plugged up
Take your time, read & re-read the directions.
Hope some of this helps. Good Luck!
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