I installed a forward pattern manual valve body in my Polara yesterday and wow! It shifts awesome and hard! I can tell all the things that are loose inside the car. What a difference. I also threw on a deep pan to help keep the trans happy.
Here's the bad part. I broke a valve body bolt when I put it in. I didn't crank on it, it just snapped easy as butter.
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It's the big O in my diagram. According to the FSM it looks like a return passage maybe? I dint know much about the fluid dynamics. I snugged up the other bolts and it seems fine. Should I be overly worried?
Now on to the front end...
Here's the bad part. I broke a valve body bolt when I put it in. I didn't crank on it, it just snapped easy as butter.
-------------0----o----o
----o--o
----o--o
-------------o----o----o
It's the big O in my diagram. According to the FSM it looks like a return passage maybe? I dint know much about the fluid dynamics. I snugged up the other bolts and it seems fine. Should I be overly worried?
Now on to the front end...
