Unexplainable Transmission Stutter... help?

DentalDart said
@TrailBeast couple of quick questions regarding the tf2 kit again.

Per the instructions it says to drill this hole on 6 or 7 passage type VB w/ lockup converter.. This is a 6 passage vb but no lockup converter is in the car, do I drill it?

Then in my last vb the hole was already drilled where the bypass ball and spring was so I didn't drill one. But if drilling one does the hole go towards the top of the casting (1 dot) or more towards the bottom (2 dots)?

Thanks for the help!

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My understanding is you drill the spring pocket and not the lockup passage.
Best to stay down toward the bottom of the pocket for the spring and ball.

DentalDart said
Slightly confused by the spring and pocket as I keep going on the directions. It says if you don't have hole "L" in your plate nothing goes here. Then right beneath it the directions state if VB HAS ball and spring to drill hole and install ball and spring.

My vb has no hole @ L but also had a ball and spring in that spring pocket... so idk what to actually do there...

And yes this transmission is pissing me the heck off. Rebuilt and shifts like a turd. Have adjusted and adjusted and adjusted... I'm currently doing new vb to install and new throttle cable to have correct kickdown/throttle cable set up w/ 1 to 1 pull ratio to try to get things normal... or somewhat normal.

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This one I'm not sure on.
Been decades you know.:D

If I remember, the reason for drilling the L hole is to let fluid that gets by sealing rings and such escape instead of building pressure in that cavity behind the ball.
Like I said, not sure though.