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A/T - Firm or Harsh 1-2 Shift/Soft or Slipping 1-2 Shift

Number 84-7-31B Date 10/84
Subject: I. FIRM OR HARSH 1-2 SHIFT

II. SOFT OR SLIPPING 1-2 SHIFT

1983-1984 200-4R TRANSMISSIONS MODELS BT, BY, BQ, AND OM

MODELS AFFECTED: Grand Prix, Bonneville, Parisienne, Parisienne Wagon
Some 1983 and 1984 THM 200-4R transmissions (Models BT, BY, BQ and OM) may experience a condition relating to the above subject..

Beginning in February 1984, the parts in the service packages listed below went into production to correct these conditions.


Subject I. Firm or Harsh 1-2 Shift

Use the following service package for transmission models BT and BY.

Service Package: 8639912

1 - Control Valve Body Assembly
1 - Intermediate Servo Cushion Spring
1 - 1-2 Accumulator Piston Spring
1 - Pressure Regulator Valve Spring
1 - Control Valve Body Spacer Plate
1 - Instruction Sheet

Service Procedure:

Remove the following parts and replace them with the parts contained in the above service package.

1. Control Valve Body Assembly
2. Intermediate Servo Cushion Spring
3. 1-2 Accumulator Piston Spring
4. Pressure Regulator Valve Spring
5. Control Valve Body Spacer Plate
6. 3-4 Accumulator Piston Spring

FIGURE 1:




FIGURE 2:




NOTE: The 3-4 Accumulator Piston Spring Item #6 above is to be removed and discarded. The 3-4 accumulator piston is to be assembled as shown in Figures 1 and 2.
Subject II. Soft or Slipping 1-2 Shift

Use the following service package for transmission models BQ and BM.

Service Package 8639914 for the BQ Model Transmission

1 - Control Valve Body Assembly 1 - 3-4 Accumulator Spring

Service Package 8639915 for the OM Model Transmission

1 - Control Valve Body Assembly 1 - 3-4 Accumulator Spring

Service Procedure:

Remove the control valve body assembly and the 3-4 accumulator spring from the transmission and replace with the control valve body assembly and the 3-4 accumulator spring provided in the appropriate service package.