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What is the Kickdown Cable?

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What is the Kickdown Cable?

Post by muffins »

Just wondering what the kickdown cable does exactly? Having trouble with mine, but i've disconnected it completely and it seems fine - does it matter?
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Post by mrw82 »

kickdown cable will make the auto tranny kick back a gear when you push the accelerator past a certain point.
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Post by BundyRumandCoke »

A cable from accelerator linkage to automatic gearbox, so that if you are in top gear, and floor the accelerator, the gearbox changes back a gear, instead of lugging in top.
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Post by Gwagensteve »

What gearbox?

Some GM autos use the kickdown cable (also known as the TV cable) to control line pressure as well. Leaving it off may lead to transmission damage as it will slur the shifts under full throttle.

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Post by muffins »

So it wont change back down at all, or it'll have to be really low revs to change?

It's a 94 Pajero auto
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Post by jsttry »

having mine disconnected accidentally on my 80 series caused me a bunch of dramas with harsh shifts etc
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Post by Modified Toy »

pajero auto won't last long with the cable not connected it controls tv pressure/line rise
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Post by hienuf »

You dont know what it does, Yet you d/c it........ :?
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Post by Gwagensteve »

hienuf wrote:You dont know what it does, Yet you d/c it........ :?
Manufacturers are well known for fitting extra mechanical things for no reason ;)

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Post by Shadow »

Gwagensteve wrote:
hienuf wrote:You dont know what it does, Yet you d/c it........ :?
Manufacturers are well known for fitting extra mechanical things for no reason ;)

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