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Technical => Drivetrain Tech => Topic started by: quicksilver on June 04, 2007, 01:15:23 AM

Title: AOD doesnt want to shift!!
Post by: quicksilver on June 04, 2007, 01:15:23 AM
it wont shift into 3rd gear until it is redlining for acouple seconds. i have lost acouple races because of that!! it just redlines for the longest time. when i pick my foot off the pedal and put it back down it shifts sometimes but it dogs out really bad, i didnt used to do that.
Title: AOD doesnt want to shift!!
Post by: Thunder Chicken on June 04, 2007, 08:46:11 AM
Check your TV cable - make sure it moves freely and that the clip that holds it in didn't disintigrate
Title: AOD doesnt want to shift!!
Post by: turbo_88_XR7 on June 04, 2007, 08:30:45 PM
i had to replace the governor in mine a while back. it was shifting hard into second and wouldn't shift into third at all. its could be going bad, but your best bet is to check and adjust your TV cable first.
Title: AOD doesnt want to shift!!
Post by: quicksilver on June 04, 2007, 10:01:20 PM
haha what is the TV cable and where is it at?
Title: AOD doesnt want to shift!!
Post by: turbo_88_XR7 on June 04, 2007, 10:09:04 PM
lol, it's the kickdown cable. it's attatched to the throttle body with your throttle cable.
Title: AOD doesnt want to shift!!
Post by: MasterBlaster on June 05, 2007, 09:38:15 AM
Passenger side, under the throttle body, easier to see with the rubber intake hose off, but not necessary.

Good:
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(http://www3.telus.net/neat/pics1/tvlinkage-grommet-in.jpg)

Bad:
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(http://www3.telus.net/neat/pics1/tvlinkage-grommet-missing.jpg)
Title: AOD doesnt want to shift!!
Post by: quicksilver on June 14, 2007, 01:43:42 AM
mine looks pretty much new. what else could cause this problem?
Title: AOD doesnt want to shift!!
Post by: Thunder Chicken on June 14, 2007, 09:29:36 AM
Check to make sure it moves freely, both at the throttle body end and the lever at the transmission. My '88 Cougar had the lever at the transmission stick and it would only shift out of first at near redline.
Title: AOD doesnt want to shift!!
Post by: quicksilver on June 15, 2007, 01:26:31 AM
where is it on the transmission?
Title: AOD doesnt want to shift!!
Post by: Thunder Chicken on June 15, 2007, 08:40:20 AM
Down by the shift linkage. There will be two levers: one large one for the shifter, one small one for the TV cable. It'll be easy to pick out, as it will have a cable attached
Title: Overdrive Not Plugged In?
Post by: 88 cougar on June 28, 2007, 10:50:01 AM
hey guys, wondered if u could help me out...bought an 88 cougar, and it seems to have no overdrive....if you're in OD...and under say 55mph everything's fine, but at the point where the overdrive should kick in, there's nothing there....the guy i bought it from says he put a different transmission in it, and i'm wondering if maybe he didn't reconnect the wiring for the EAOD, as all the other gears work, and it tends to get a little hot on the interstate stuck in 3rd gear (or 4th whatever)...any help would be greatly appreciated