A/T - New Servo Spring Retainer Added
Bulletin 85-7440-3Date July '84
Ref. No. 84-276-7440
SUBJECT: NEW SERVO SPRING RETAINER ADDED
MODELS AFFECTED: 1985 THM 440-T4 TRANSAXLES MODELS BA AND BS
To reduce the possibility of damage to the reverse servo seal during assembly, a servo spring retainer has been added. This retainer is identical to the one used for the 1-2 servo spring, and the part number is 8656700. Please make note of this in the 440-T4 section of the service manual on pages 440-T4-26 and 440-T4-67.
FIGURE 1 - REVERSE SERVO SPRING RETAINER:
Starting January 16, 1984, (Julian date, 016) all 1985 BA and BS model THM 440-T4 transaxles were built with a new servo spring retainer (See Figure 1).
FIGURE 2 - IDENTIFICATION TAG:
The Julian date is on the transmission identification tag located on the side of the case by the governor. Refer to Figure 2 for decoding of the identification tag.