[Chevelle-list] 700r4 TV Cable Adjustment

[Rick Schaefer]

  Thank You Dale, that should work most excellently!     And  Mike thanx for
the information.   This is for a TPI system, not carb.   But I know that the
procedure is the same, just different bracket.  That info looks  very
familiar, I forgot about it.      I used that procedure when I first
installed the 700 with a carburetor .    Messy but I know it works.

On 9/26/07, Mike Holleman <mholleman at ec.rr.com> wrote:
>
>  Rick, The best way to set the TV cable requires the pan off the trans.
> You disconnect the TV cable at the carb, make sure the throttle is giving
> you WOT. Then connect the cable and get a friend to mash the pedal to WOT.
> The plunger that is activated by the TV cable needs to be fully pushed into
> the valve body, basically flushed. If it is not adjust the cable tension
> until it is.  If you are using BTO's brackets on the carb end and a Lokar
> cable, this is the basic adjustment. If you are just changing out a cable
> you need not worry about any pressure settings.
> Mike Holleman
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Rick Schaefer <rickas at gmail.com>
> *To:* The Chevelle Mailing List <chevelle-list at chevelles.net>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 26, 2007 10:41 AM
> *Subject:* Re: [Chevelle-list] 700r4 TV Cable Adjustment
>
>
>    Thanx Brad, but that particular post & most everything else I've
> googled refer to a stock cable.  There is no tab to push down with the LOKAR
> cable.  Its a braided cable, adjusted by movement of lock nuts at the mount
> bracket.
>
>   The TV Made EZ page & its links give the procedure with a braided cable,
> but not the specific pressures to look for.   Bowtie OD wants you to record
> the pressues, email them, and then they tell you what adjustments to make
> (as far as I could find).
>
>    Late last nite I found a Swedish (I think) web site thgat gave the
> pressures in KpA (??) and if I can find some type of conversion chart it may
> help.  Any more info will sure be appreciated.  I've had great luck &
> reliability with this tranny for 10 years & don't want to burn it up now.
>
> On 9/26/07, Brad Waller <brad at epage.com> wrote:
> >
> >  Rick Schaefer wrote:
> >
> >    Does anyone have instructions/advice for adjusting the TV cable on my
> > 700?   I am using a LOKAR TV Cable & Bracket on a TPI motor, not the stock
> > zip & click stock cable.    When I installed it several years ago, I
> > adjusted it using a gauge and had to read specific pressure ranges for each
> > gear.  I can't find the info used back then.  Thanx
> >
> > --
> > Rick Schaefer
> > 72 TPI El Camino
> >
> > One reference (from Corvette Forum):
> > The TV cable adjustment is made on the side of the carb. It is something
> > that can be done in a few minutes. If your pivot point is correct all you do
> > is push in the metal tab on the cable mount and push the nose towards the
> > firewall or into the mounting bracket then take the carb throttle linkage
> > and give it full throttle until the cable ratcheted out and the butterflies
> > of the carb are at full throttle position. This should adjust the TV cable
> > correctly. If you make the cable shorter by pushing it into the body the
> > shifts are alot harder You can try this but the 1st time you floor it the
> > cable will self adjust. I mentioned the throttle stud must be in the correct
> > location so that at a given throttle position the TV cable is pulled out the
> > correct amount for line pressure. I have these demensions but not here. The
> > shop that rebuilt my transmission wanted my copy for their files. Remember
> > to adjust the TV cable nothing but the aircleaner must come off.
> >
> > Chevelle Forum: http://www.chevelles.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-79170.html
> >
> >
> > Bowtie Overdrives has a detailed PDF on this and more:
> > http://www.bowtieoverdrives.com/Instructions/TV_101-1.pdf
> >
> > You can also read a few other sites:
> > http://www.gnttype.org/techarea/transmission/tvcable.html
> > http://www.transmissioncenter.net/subject.htm
> > --
> >
> > Brad Waller
> >
> >
>
>
> --
> Rick Schaefer
> 72 TPI El Camino
>
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Rick Schaefer
72 TPI El Camino
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