IML: Trans Shift Kits

["Eric" <gearhead@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Brooks,
Thanks for the link. From there, I saw a link to a local shop, The 
Transmission Exchange, here in Portland, Oregon. In some of their upgrade 
product descriptions, I see this Trans-Go shift kit that seems to address 
some of the common shortcomings of our 727 transmissions, specifically the 
drain back and oil out the vent problems that coat our driveways and garage 
floors w/hydraulic fluid. On this page,  http://www.txchange.com/sk.htm
see part #:


SK® TFSC

Torqueflite Aluminum Case
All Rear Wheel Drive 3 speed
1966 up
NoYoYo® Command Service Kit
Corrects/Prevents/Reduces:
Kills engine in reverse; converter failure; drain back; harsh reverse; soft 
1-2; oil out vent; lockup shudder; extended 2-3 shift.

Looks like this would help some of our 727s. Does anyone know how this would 
apply to pre-'66 units?

Thanks again.

Eric
Portland, Oregon
________________________________________________________________
From: "Brooks Harkey" <vm.dude@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: IML: Transmission Parts Information - Torqueflite and all (was
Reply-To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
727 hard parts and soft parts are both easy to find.  If he's telling =
you
that, he might just be trying to justify running the price up, or sees =
you
have an Imperial and thinks you're automatically rich.  (:-D)

Most hard parts just keep going (gears, drums, shafts, and the like).  =
You
always replace all the soft parts (seals, clutches, steel plates, etc).  =
The
soft parts always come in a kit.  About the only time you ever need to
replace a hard part is in the case of catastrophic failure, as in, some =
hard
part just flat out broke.  And 727's are well known as durable, =
long-lived,
etc.  In any transmission, over time, rubber seals harden and begin to =
leak
(internal seals as well as external).  When pressure seals leak, the
clutches begin to slip.... and they're pretty thinly coated to begin =
with...
and then it's time to rebuild.

In Dallas, I've always just been able to walk into Repco Industries
(214-428-2858) and buy anything I needed.  It's common for these places =
to
stock and sell used hard parts, since they virtually last forever.

Here is a WHOLE LIST of places that supply transmission parts.  From =
this
list, you can probably find anything you would ever possibly need:

http://transmissiondirectory.com/industries_suppliers_folder/ 



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