TBucket 200-4R Transmission Project

Nice work Rick.
Wear a longsleeve Heavy Plad Felt Hunters shirt to check ATF level on T-bucket for now.
Will prevent forearm burns.
 

The pan has been on for several weeks now, but I realized that I forgot to
install the high temperature magnets that I bought from K&J Magnetics for
the trans and engine oil pans. Since this pan is aluminum, I will have to use
JB Weld to keep them fixed where I want them.

You can image my mouth dropping open when I dropped the pan and it hit me
like a ton of bricks......I forgot to install the filter. Damn am I glad I forgot
to install the magnets!!!!!!

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http://www.kjmagnetics.com/products.asp?cat=167

Be sure and use the high temperature magnets, the others will lose their
strength at the operating temperatures of an transmission or engine. You
can tell the high temp magnets by the "SH" in the part number.

 
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BOUNCE, BOUNCE, BOUNCE… when are you going to drive this thing??? Yer gonna looooove that 220-4R
 
Indycars said:

I'm going to go out on a limb say I will drive it before I retire! :p

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Hey come on buck up! It will be soon, just keep on pluggin away, you'll get there Rick!
 
But it's ready… it's just WAITNG for you to drop it in a drive it… BOUNCE, BOUNCE, BOUNCE!!!!
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OK.....I got to ask, what is BOUNCE, BOUNCE, BOUNCE ???

Working on installing a cable shifter now so I can drop it in DRIVE.

 

Got the pan on tonight with FILTER and magnets installed. So I turned my
attention back to the shifter console build.

I decided there was no way to mount it directly to the floor. The shifter is made
to mount on sheet metal, not plywood floor that is 3/4 inch thick. With the shifter
in a console above the floor would keep it out of the elements under the car.

Here is my first thoughts !!!

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It takes a hole 4-1/2 inches long to get the shifter thru the hole and flat with
the mounting holes on the surface. A couple of 3" holes will take care of the drinks.


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I'm going to route the cable up behind the back seat cushion and then drop thru
a hole in the floor that will be lined up with the shifter arm on the transmission.

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I think Dorian wants to see how well the T-bucket does Figue 8 Burnouts in 4th overdrive gear.
Like the old Movie Aloha -Bennie & The Jets.
Or Less than Zero with that 1958 Corvette Roadster doing the same style burnout.

That is bounce....bounce....bounce.
 
Yes Rick.
A Big Boys Super High Torque Go Kart unleashed & teasing the local cops.
 
Yip - I think there is that… but what you really will enjoy is the low rpm, high speed cruising. It really is a great trans! I love mine to death - especially when that OD kicks in and drops the rpm that little bit more...
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffTLfPrD780

the great thing about a t-bucket is that its low weight and decent traction will allow brisk performance , but even with decent tires will seldom put near the strain, heat or impact levels on a transmission that a car thats 1000lbs-2000lbs heavier will, simply because the cars weight and traction and inertial mass won,t generate the same levels of stress on the drive train, plus a t-bucket allows far easier access to the drive train should some part fail, making surviving the car much more pleasant , or at least more tolerable of a job, compared to something like a camaro or corvette with a much more restrictive engine compartment access.

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A couple of days ago I pulled the servo cover and piston to ascertain what
was causing it to leak.

It sure wasn't obvious at first until I started going back and looking at pictures
I had taken. At first I thought I had left out an o-ring, but no, it had only moved
into a position between the cover and piston.

I had stopped at OTS to get a new o-ring since that seemed to be the most likely
cause for the leak, but it was noticeably bigger in cross section. Just one more
clue to solving the problem.

Below is what it should look like.

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Below is what I found when I first pulled in out. Like I said above, I thought
at first I forgot the o-ring.

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Since there was noticeable friction plate dust inside, I went ahead and
removed the piston from the cover for cleanup. The I reassembled it with
the o-ring in the correct location. Like in the first picture.


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Put it all back together and added fluid, no leak. So I started it up and checked
fluid level. I put the trans in every gear and let the wheels roll ( up on stands) ,
then I added more fluid until it showed full.

Problem solved no leak with the engine running or off.

 
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DAMN YOU TAKE NICE PICTURES!
and it sure looks like you do top quality work!

I so wish you were located locally

now lets hope it holds up to a couple hard higher rpm shifts under full engine torque, and just because that was the only issue you saw so far, don,t assume there won,t be others come up!

and remember too watch the trans fluid temps, and engine oil temps,and brake fluid level, coolant etc. check carefully, and check for leaks , and loose trans mounts and u-joints etc. under the car after the first few full bore throttle to the floor test drives
 

That's all it was. I don't see how it got there, but it must have been me
playing with the piston before I installed it into the case. :oops:

 
Indycars said:

That's all it was. I don't see how it got there, but it must have been me
playing with the piston before I installed it into the case. :oops:

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Heh - really very similar that what happened to me. When's next test drive? You def have to hunt down that guy who left tires marks in your driveway. :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen:
 
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