my tci sf3000 was pretty loose at first but has since tightened up in everyday driving, but will stall the same as when i first put it in.

 

HOW HIGH STALL WAS IT?

 

advertised stall is 2800 to 3200. i can stall to about 2800 or so without pushing through the brakes in 4hi, and about 2700 in 2wd without spinning the tires.

 

Bringin up an oldie.

I put in a 2600 fuddle about a month and a half ago. I estimate I've put 1500 miles on it so far. Now, I don't slam on it from a stop because I dont want my tranny to explode and I don't brake stall it because I don't go to the track. The only time it really gets a work out is during my daily WOT to merge with traffic and any time I go to pass the tranny will drop a gear and it seems to flash a little. My question is how long does it take to break in? The last couple of days I have felt either:
A. The stall loosening way up almost to the point that it feels as if the tranny is slipping after a down shift from OD to 3rd .. or..
B. The tranny is beginning to slip. All the up shifts a firm it only feels funny on a down shift when I go to pass. I give it little gas, it drops to 3rd and them slowly pulls but never really feels like it grabs. It just keeps pulling but not as hard as it used to.
I guess its hard to explain. I just checked the fluid, full and bright red. Looks as good as a fresh quart. Just wondering if others have had this experience. I'm well aware of what a failing tranny feels like I'm on #3. This just doesn't feel the same. Like I said the 1-2 and 2-3 are still nice and firm at any throttle level.

 

If you are dropping down below ~about 2600 it will stall and feel kinda like a slip. If your rpms don't drop into that range it should pull normal. Go brake stall it... see where it is stalling at. With a good ty shuffle on the brakes you shouldn't be able to hold that beast back to anything much more than ~2600 rpm. If you can't the verter is fine I would think

 

Well I just went and tried it. The TC must be good. The brakes held to 2600-2800 and then it was all over. Both the rears broke loose (in the driveway) so I guess the Eaton is working as well. I guess when I do the tranny pan swap I will see what is floating around in there and take a pic for you to see and tell me it looks normal or not.

 

The best way to do this is to apply the parking brake AND hold the brake pedal down as hard as possible. The idea is to keep the rear tires from spinning.

peace
Hog

 

I'm not quite understand how to do this..... you apply the brakes as hard as you can, then stand on the gas pedal, then....?? watch the tach??, see when the brakes fail??.... or what? Thanks, Jim

 

Yes, I wouldn't say stand on the gass pedal a more subtle apply of gas. This will give you a rough brake stall of the verter, the rpm at which the brakes can no longer hold the torque of the motor.

 

my TB verter was very tight initially after a couple standin on the brakes and gas it is looser now.