HOW TO: ADJUSTING A 700R4 TV CABLE

#1 cause of failure in a 700R4: the TV cable isn't adjusted correctly

the geometry and tension are absolutely critical for the transmission to be happy. erik shows you how to adjust it properly after installing it in the Black Widow...

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[mikepeters]

Thanks! I looked everywhere for this explanation and you killed it!

Glad I found you.

[joymccoskey-fqid]

Great tip. No long explanation. Just the facts. Thanks

[maxwolthuis]

Dude.... you just showed all of YouTube how to be a true bro. God bless you and America

[ytwhite]

Wish I would have found and watched this about 20 yrs. ago...

[erikstrawn]

I swapped out my original transmission for a junkyard transmission a couple years ago and referred to your video. Just now I finished swapping the junkyard transmission out for the rebuilt original transmission and had to refer to your video again. I'm so glad you posted this!

[able]

I have watched this video at least 5 times in the past five years, I have a truck with a 700r4 And everytime it leads me to this video.
I appreciate this video greatly and you’ve helped me a ton
Thank you so much

[domerrothstein]

My boy just saved me my sanity. My 86 El Camino did not like RPMs. Tighten the cable and now we have an RPM party. THANK YOU!

[KWMorris]

Thanks man. Watched a bunch of these, and you're the only one who even mentioned fine tuning it. Got it tuned just right, thanks to you. Thanks man!

[pjofurey]

Love it.been mopar 727 for a life time, just scored a 47 STUDEBAKER PUT with a 700r4… time to test, time play, time to burn more tyres away.
Thanks man.keep em coming

[jeffsedlick]

I have to look at this cable now. When I give it extra gas and my rpms increase suddenly, it feels like the truck overrevs and stalls for a brief second or goes straight into overdrive. This video will get me started. Thank you sir.

[RWC-lcon]

This has got to be the best described video i watched. Im from a th350 to 700r4 and im not a mechanic by any means. This helped..

[govsux]

wow dude this is exactly what I needed to know thank you for taking the time to do these videos I know it must take a lot more time than people realize.

[thrillbilly]

Good video, only issue I could think of with the whole “shift at 20mph” is different vehicles have different gear ratios in axles

[garretthorsch]

Wow haha. This is exactly what I needed. Bought an old 85 c10 that had a new transmission but the TV cable was out of whack so it wouldn’t go into overdrive. So thankfully you made this video

[keitht]

Good info. No goofy filler nobody cares about. Good on you.

[deadhorsegarage]

Looks like you got a good transmission. So far I haven't had to mess with the TV cable on any of my stuff. Good show keep it up

[_Common_Logic_]

An assload of relevant information without the silly nonsense, or an overproduced intro... Wish I could shake your hand! (Subbed).

[synthpro]

Great video! I have a 85 corvette and the setup for the TV cable has never been clear to me, (not well explained even in the factory service manual).

Thanks again and awesome truck!

[kj]

Sheez, I adjusted my TV cable and got a much clearer picture. Thanks!

[lh]

Awesome job bro. I wish that youtube was around back in the late 90's/early 2000's. I had a 91 Pontiac TA black with the gold honeycomb wheels that had a 700R4. It ran fine for a while and did at least a 20+foot long burnout. I had to get rid of it cause the trans was not shifting out of what felt like first or second? Got pulled over by a cop once when I first bought the car back when the trans was ok but still not going into OD. He was unmarked and on my ass when I was minding my own business..so I decided to hammer down..and he pulled me over saying that I was going over 100mph. I knew that was BS cause the car never really shifted right.