EARLY SHIFT POINTS SPECS AND DIAGNOSIS EXPLAINED. Buick Skylark 1988

TRANSMISSION APPLICATIONS: SUBJECT: ------------------------- ------- 1988 THM 125C (MD9) "EARLY" SHIFT POINTS

TRANSMISSION MODELS: VEHICLE APPLICATIONS: ------------------- -------------------- ALL MODELS 1988 N CAR WITH QUAD 4 (LD2) ENGINE

BULLETIN COVERS:

Comments have been received that the 1-2 and 2-3 upshifts happen 'early' or at too low a vehicle speed on 1988 Cutlass Calais equipped with Quad 4 (LD2) engines and 125C (MD9) transaxles. A Shift Speed Chart is printed on page 7A- 3 of the 1988 New Product Service Manual.

The 125C model KDC with a 2.84 final drive ratio is used with the Quad 4 engine. It is calibrated for minimum throttle shift points as follows:

1st to 2nd upshift................... 14-19 km/hr 2nd to 3rd upshift................... 27-30 km/hr 3rd to 2nd coastdown................. 24-27 km/hr 2nd to lst coastdown................. 10-16 km/hr Minimum TCC apply.................... 54 km/hr

Minimum throttle shifts are accomplished by accelerating the car from a stop with just enough throttle opening to make the car gain speed. As throttle opening is increased, the shift points will happen at a higher speed. These speeds may vary slightly from car to car with different engine loads.

Vehicles with shift speeds falling within the above ranges should be considered calibrated correctly and no T.V. cable adjustment should be made to move the shift points to higher speeds.

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