Mekketom Posted March 5, 2011 Member ID: 2082 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 59 Topic Count: 203 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 1180 Content Per Day: 0.24 Reputation: 508 Achievement Points: 10096 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/30/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 18 Birthday: 10/31/1980 Device: iPhone Share Posted March 5, 2011 hey... wondering about something on a th400 transmission. in 3 gear it sems like it slipping.. (burning clutch).. just when it shifts.. if you know what i mean... is there a way too adjust it or Tightnen it up. it startet too day.. i am an idiot so help me.. lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Labob Posted March 5, 2011 Member ID: 42 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 50 Topic Count: 338 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 8274 Content Per Day: 1.54 Reputation: 5991 Achievement Points: 53679 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 12 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 10 hours ago Birthday: 01/30/1959 Device: Android Share Posted March 5, 2011 No Smell ? Change tranny fluid ( there is a pump required to get all of the fluid) If thats not the issue there are kits to help shifting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Mekketom Posted March 5, 2011 Member ID: 2082 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 59 Topic Count: 203 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 1180 Content Per Day: 0.24 Reputation: 508 Achievement Points: 10096 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/30/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 18 Birthday: 10/31/1980 Device: iPhone Author Share Posted March 5, 2011 okey.. the oil is new.. and the filter is too.. about 1 month old. no smell. the oil is as red as it was when i changed it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
RogueKill Posted March 5, 2011 Member ID: 1588 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 7 Topic Count: 84 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 904 Content Per Day: 0.18 Reputation: 139 Achievement Points: 5532 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 07/19/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 1, 2023 Birthday: 08/25/1966 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Wish I could help, but don't know shit about trannies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
WHITEBOY Posted March 5, 2011 Member ID: 171 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 51 Topic Count: 65 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1487 Content Per Day: 0.28 Reputation: 443 Achievement Points: 8690 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: July 28, 2018 Birthday: 05/05/1970 Share Posted March 5, 2011 RogueKill Wish I could help, but don't know shit about trannies. Hmmmmm.....I pictured you as a Trannie Chaser! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sun Tzu Posted March 5, 2011 Member ID: 542 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 5 Topic Count: 311 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 1628 Content Per Day: 0.30 Reputation: 29 Achievement Points: 11299 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/30/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: December 3, 2014 Birthday: 03/01/1975 Share Posted March 5, 2011 RogueKill Wish I could help, but don't know shit about trannies. Thats not what he/she said Rogue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Yoda Posted March 5, 2011 Member ID: 934 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 19 Topic Count: 131 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 832 Content Per Day: 0.16 Reputation: 137 Achievement Points: 5656 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/27/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 19, 2014 Birthday: 08/16/1960 Share Posted March 5, 2011 Be sure the vacuum line is plugged in on the passenger side near the oil pan. Where it plugs up looks like a small rounded top can. There will be a small tube sticking out the top. Check there and at the intake manifold near the carb. You'll need two people, one to crawl under and wiggle the vacuum tube and the other to look at tha motor and trace the tube up to the manifold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mekketom Posted March 6, 2011 Member ID: 2082 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 59 Topic Count: 203 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 1180 Content Per Day: 0.24 Reputation: 508 Achievement Points: 10096 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/30/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 18 Birthday: 10/31/1980 Device: iPhone Author Share Posted March 6, 2011 i take a look at it too day... see if i can find out enything. its a diesel engine. so maybe the vacuum pump is warn out.. thanks for tip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Jalepeno Posted March 8, 2011 Member ID: 501 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 7 Topic Count: 32 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 176 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 19 Achievement Points: 1303 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/24/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 5, 2017 Birthday: 06/06/1972 Share Posted March 8, 2011 chic chick boom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogueKill Posted March 8, 2011 Member ID: 1588 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 7 Topic Count: 84 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 904 Content Per Day: 0.18 Reputation: 139 Achievement Points: 5532 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 3 Joined: 07/19/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: January 1, 2023 Birthday: 08/25/1966 Share Posted March 8, 2011 WHITEBOY RogueKill Wish I could help, but don't know shit about trannies. Hmmmmm.....I pictured you as a Trannie Chaser! I was wondering why you kept running from me....Big BOY...I mean Whiteboy!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Pegleg302 Posted March 13, 2011 Member ID: 2119 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 6 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 80 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 461 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/11/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: Never Birthday: 09/11/1957 Share Posted March 13, 2011 From what I have read, most third gear slip issues are related to direct clutch/reverse clutch slippage. I will check my manuals at work to see if there is a pressure tap for third gear clutch pack pressure. Some guys are using the Trans-Go shift kit , but I think it won't help for long, you can't usually repair a trans with the contents of an envelope or bottle for very long. You might want to find a rebuilt or a good core from the bone yard and do it your self. If your vacuum pump is worn out, you will have a hard brake pedal, unless you have hydra-vac. I think that big blonde chick may have hydra-vac too,just sayin'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pegleg302 Posted March 14, 2011 Member ID: 2119 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 6 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 80 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 461 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/11/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: Never Birthday: 09/11/1957 Share Posted March 14, 2011 o.k., my newest GM trans manual ('89) doesn't show a pressure tap (port to read hyd. pressure) but my old manual ('67) did. It only shows line pressure, so it probably wouldn't help narrow it down to an individual clutch leak. All three clutch packs are engaged in third gear. Is the slipping only occurring during the 2-3 shift, and then third locks in after that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WANTED Posted March 14, 2011 Member ID: 971 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 11 Topic Count: 42 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 526 Content Per Day: 0.10 Reputation: 172 Achievement Points: 3690 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/02/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: March 26, 2023 Birthday: 12/08/1973 Share Posted March 14, 2011 I like Boobies ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Pegleg302 Posted March 15, 2011 Member ID: 2119 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 6 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 80 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 461 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/11/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: Never Birthday: 09/11/1957 Share Posted March 15, 2011 me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwrcrzy52 Posted March 15, 2011 Member ID: 103 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 43 Topic Count: 698 Topics Per Day: 0.13 Content Count: 3298 Content Per Day: 0.61 Reputation: 1604 Achievement Points: 25682 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 2 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: May 8 Birthday: 07/10/1952 Device: Windows Share Posted March 15, 2011 I checked with some buddies and manuals here's what is possible. Oil level , check oil pressure , modulator and/or lines , pump regulator and boost valve , valves ,body and or leaks . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Goinbigger Posted April 11, 2011 Member ID: 2388 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 7 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 76 Content Per Day: 0.02 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 453 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/11/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 8, 2012 Birthday: 02/03/1981 Share Posted April 11, 2011 Check for leaks, even being a little low can cause 3rd to start slipping, uses the same clutches as reverse, but reverse uses a higher line pressure than in third. After 71 they changed the seals to teflon, which become brittle after a while because of heat cycling. Just make sure it is to the top of your full mark, not in the middle, sometimes with older vehicles, especially diesels can wear out the transmission mount causing the tail of the trans to sit a little lower than it is supposed to, causing the fluid to all move to the back of the pan. While the dipstick and filter/pickup, is toward the front of the pan. So anyway, just make sure it is full, it may not being getting enough fluid if it is not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KaptCrunch Posted April 21, 2011 Member ID: 389 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 45 Topic Count: 296 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 4479 Content Per Day: 0.84 Reputation: 3643 Achievement Points: 36581 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 40 Joined: 09/14/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 12 hours ago Birthday: 01/01/1970 Device: Windows Share Posted April 21, 2011 or modulator valve, weak vacume, on old style. for new style eletronic shift, clean the valve body if same issue repack direct clutch/reverse clutch with new disks or can be the lock-up clutch in torque converter slipping most common on new style Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
DeathAwaits Posted June 30, 2011 Member ID: 2626 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 1 Topic Count: 3 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 31 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Achievement Points: 188 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 06/25/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: Never Birthday: 11/16/1972 Share Posted June 30, 2011 it depends on year/make/model but the the best thing I read here was a boost valve sticking..if you can manipulate the throttle to make it mess up/or not.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Asylumn Posted June 30, 2011 Member ID: 809 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 41 Topic Count: 251 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 2835 Content Per Day: 0.54 Reputation: 1016 Achievement Points: 20374 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/29/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 8 hours ago Birthday: 06/25/1979 Device: Windows Share Posted June 30, 2011 Did it start slipping after you changed the fluid. how many miles are on that tranny. has it been recently rebuilt. the problem with high mileage trannys is that sometimes if you do a tranny flush and change, it removes all the muck that is actually keeping the clutches from slipping. what happens is over time the clutches wear down to a point that there is hardly any "meat" left on them, all the material that has worn off is in the fluid and act like a liquid clutch so to speak. In the shop I worked in it was a general rule that if a tranny hasnt been regularly flushed and it has over 125k miles we would insist that the customer NOT get the flush as it COULD lead to having to rebuild the tranny. just a thought for ya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Damage_inc- Posted August 28, 2011 Member ID: 2048 Group: ***- Inactive Clan Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 294 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 6689 Content Per Day: 1.36 Reputation: 4709 Achievement Points: 48999 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 12/15/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: November 29, 2023 Birthday: 05/30/1967 Device: Windows Share Posted August 28, 2011 ok bring it to the trans shop ,have them do a line pressure test to figure this out.If rebuild then ask for options on kits.Do your homework. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Mekketom Posted December 19, 2011 Member ID: 2082 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 59 Topic Count: 203 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 1180 Content Per Day: 0.24 Reputation: 508 Achievement Points: 10096 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/30/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 18 Birthday: 10/31/1980 Device: iPhone Author Share Posted December 19, 2011 I havent folowed this. lol. an update: The clutch was warned out. the oil turned black. and smeld like "#¤%%&%&. so ive bought a used tranny. (She was good) For a while. same problem. never now what you can get out of a used tranny. lol. so instead i now bought a nother suburban. and wil use my old for parts. and yeas.. the tranny is just overhauled. Not by me.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
PSYCOKILLER Posted March 1, 2012 Member ID: 2705 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 11 Topic Count: 16 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 149 Content Per Day: 0.03 Reputation: 24 Achievement Points: 954 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/29/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: April 14, 2013 Birthday: 07/24/1961 Share Posted March 1, 2012 (edited) What year is it most modern transmissions are getting closer to CVT constant velocity transmissions , which some models are hybrids of both , there is also an oil pickup which has a screen which can easily clog with a metallic type grease alluminum shavings mixed with oil and super heated , and make sure there are no dents on the pan near the oil pickup Edited March 1, 2012 by PSYCOKILLER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coorslight Posted April 25, 2012 Member ID: 3399 Group: **- Inactive Registered Users Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 21 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 5 Achievement Points: 121 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 04/24/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: June 25, 2017 Birthday: 05/02/1989 Share Posted April 25, 2012 are you completely positive it is a TH400 and not a TH350. Th350 has a vaccum shift thing on the side if the vaccum lines not hooked up or has a crack it will make it slip when it shifts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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