Ron Sessions: Turbo Hydra-Matic 400 Transmissions

How to remove, rebuild, restore, install and troubleshoot your GM transmissions. Practical and usable advice on parts and high-performance and heavy-duty modofications

"Turbo Hydra-matic 400

Simply because your Turbo Hydra-matic 400 is an automatic does not mean that its care and repair is automatic as well. This is one of the toughest, most reliable transmissions ever built; andjhis is the most reliable guide to keeping it running.

This handbook is clear and concise, covering the Turbo Hydra-matic 400, 375 and 475 for General Motors cars, four-wheel-drives, Jeeps, Corvettes, Cadillacs and Rolls-Royces - and it is written to be used by both the home repair artist and the professional mechanic.

Chapters include: Basic maintenance, from fluid checks to linkage adjustment. Automatic transmission theory, the nuts and bolts of planetary gears and hydraulic circuits. Removal, rebuilding, installing, final checks, parts interchange section and break-in pointers all in a handy step-by step, how-to format.

The giant section on troubleshooting your transmission is invaluable - perhaps the most pertinent section for the sturdy Turbo Hydra-matic 400 - aiding you to pinpoint problems and make repairs. Also included is background on modifications - high-performance to heavy-duty, racetrack and off-road -with details on aftermarket accessories and maximizing stock equipment.

More than 450 photos, detailed drawings, tool lists and charts are combined with the information-packed text to provide you with the most authoritative handbook of its kind."

Motorbooks International 1987. Englanninkielinen. Pehmeäkantinen.

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