Category: Transmissions and Rear Ends

New kick down bands

New kick down bands; one of these is a re-lined OEM factory replacement and one of these is a poorly stamped replacement that comes in most rebuild kits. Cheaply stamped detent/lug to hold the kickdown adjustment bolt in place vs the three wall/dog ear…

Propeller shaft and rear axel

Hi all,
I carry on with my G22 and have more or less sorted out the rear bumper. Had the back of it sandblasted locally. A nice job and I have also used two layers of rust killer on the bare metal, two priming coat on top and finish now with glossy pai…

Speedometer gears

looking for a new speedo gear with 32 teeth, I’ve come up with nothing.
I’ve had two 904/999 apart recently and they both used a plastic clip on speedo gear, like the red one photoed. In looking for a replacement, all I can find are a different style w…

727 swap

So if a fella was swapping to a 727, about how much longer would the new drive shaft need to be? About 3” give or take?
Had the pleasure of meeting, Ryan Brutt (AKA: The AutoArcheologist) and picked up a 727 core from him that was rebuilt about 20 year…

Torque converter suggestions

I’m getting ready to purchase a oem/stock lockup torque converter and I’d like to get some suggestions before I stress out and buy one from a parts house. Thought about Precision of New Hampton, but I’m wondering if they have a clever sales pitch and a less that stellar product or they actually are legit.

I have a 2 door ’78 LeBaron Medallion with a stock 318, in front of a stock 904 with a lockup converter, and a stock 7 1/4 rearend.

A904 electrical plug

Hello, new here! I was fixing a transmission fluid leak on my 89 5th ave and noticed this mysterious plug that has nothing to plug into. Anyone ever knew what’s that for? It was literally hanging down for years.

More questions on my linkage (shifter cable)

Hello y’all, was having shifting issues after I had connected my B&M shifter, found the issue and had fixed it before anyone had responded and will be sharing the info in case some one has the same problems.
The problem I was having was when puttin…