Jeff's 727 rebuild thread

Summary:

Or "how I'd do it differently"

First of all, I'd not order a single part until I had the transmission apart and inspected everything in it.
I'd count and measure the clutches and steels and order the exact right ones the first time.

Secondly, if you think the car is high enough off the ground, go higher...but be sure it's safe and secure. ..like the wheel cribs I built.

Replace everything you can while you're in there.....pulling a transmission is a fair amount of work. ...may as well while it's on the bench.

Buy Tom Hand's book and read it cover to cover twice before you start.

The large internal parts are pretty easy and hard to do wrong for the most part.....the valve body and adjustments are the tricky part...

Take LOTS of pictures. When I was young, we had to use film. It was expensive and cost more to have it developed. Digital cameras can take 600 pictures for free.

Buy Tom Hand's book and read it cover to cover twice before you start.

The throttle pressure or "KickDown" linkage and adjustment are critical. ....it can make an enormous difference in how EVERYTHING behaves.

There's more I'd add to this but it's early and i need more coffee.....

Have done this now, I would definitely do it again. ....the "Blackbox" that is an automatic transmission is no longer quite as mysterious to me.....I'm no expert by ANY means, but that's what we have some of you guys for!

And a big huge THANK YOU to everyone who helped me with this!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jeff