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2ND Gear Brake Band

CAUTION: If transmission is out of vehicle, unit must be horizontal during adjustment or 2nd gear brake band may jam when adjusting screw is moved. If brake band jams., it is necessary to partially disassemble transmission in order to realign band.
  1. Loosen adjustment screw lock nut. Tighten brake band adjustment screw to 89 INCH lbs. (10 N.m). Loosen adjustment screw. Retighten to 44 INCH lbs. (5 N.m).
  2. From this position, back off screw 2 turns on 5-cyl. engines or 2 1/2 turns on all others. Tighten lock nut to 177 INCH lbs. (20 N.m).
Fig 1: Adjusting 2nd Gear Brake Band.
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