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How to Work with and Modify the Turbo Hydra-Matic 400 Transmission (Motorbooks Workshop) [Paperback]

Ron Sessions (Author)

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Book Description

Series: Motorbooks Workshop | Publication Date: December 31, 1987

More than 450 photos, detailed drawings, tool lists and charts combine with an information-packed text to provide the most authoritative handbook of its kind! 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 step-by-step, how-to format.

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Product Details

Paperback: 224 pages
Publisher: Motorbooks; 1st edition (December 31, 1987)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0879382678
ISBN-13: 978-0879382674
Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds

Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (15 customer reviews)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,085,178 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Rebuilding a Turbo Hydra-Matic 400 Transmission, June 27, 2001

Ronald R. Luman (Columbia, MD) - See all my reviews

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This book is marvelous. With absolutely no prior experience with automatic transmissions, I have successfully used this book and Mr. Sessions' previous book on the Turbo Hydra-Matic 350 to rebuild two transmissions. For the novice, all you need is a Master Rebuild Kit and about two weeks of patience, and you can save over $1000 by doing the rebuild yourself. The book has a good discussion on theory, but you can skip right to the "how-to" sections and follow the text/pictures to a successful end.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, Transmission repair made easy, September 20, 2001

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I'm an accomplished mechanic and found the manual to be very comprehensive. I've not yet done the work, but have read the manual and appreciate the author having taken the mystery out of automatic transmissions. He's cost-conscious and he shows how to do the work with common shop tools rather than expensive OEM special tools. He also thoroughly explains the advantages and disadvantages of modification, be it high performance or performance enhancement. I'm anxious to begin!!

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5.0 out of 5 stars TH400 rebuild - 1979 Jeep CJ7, March 18, 2006

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Great reference for rebuilding any TH400 - contains complete information in a step by step format. This is the first reference I've seen that contains information about the TH400 used by AMC (Jeep) other than the actual service manuals.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Cost to much
This book is really overpriced you can order it from other sites and save over $100.

Published 17 months ago by B. Zaring

5.0 out of 5 stars TH-400 How to review
Excellent book, full of good information. It was straightforward and easy to understand. It has helped me build my first trans and I have learned a lot. Read more

Published 24 months ago by Derek R. Moody

4.0 out of 5 stars great book for a specific objective
This book is very thorough. I used it to decide whether my transmission needed a rebuild, and also to decide whether it was something I could tackle myself. Read more

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This book was very thorough BUT is out of date. It needs to be updated by the author(s) and include the revisions that came about in later years.

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This is the book that launched me into rebuilding automatics. It is a definitive work on the Turbo 400 and is also quite helpful in demystifying automatic transmissions in... Read more

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Published on March 18, 2009 by Russell W. Green

1.0 out of 5 stars WRONG COVER
IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR THE EARLY EDITION OF THIS BOOK WHICH THE COVER PICTURE SHOWS ON THE WEBSITE YOU WILL NOT GET WHAT YOU ARE ORDERING. YOU WILL GET THE LATER EDITION. Read more

Published on April 18, 2008 by W POAG

4.0 out of 5 stars A sensible guide.
This book covers all you need to know on rebuilding and modifying your Turbo 400 transmission.Every chapter is explained in great detail. Read more

Published on September 1, 2007 by Chris Sellick

5.0 out of 5 stars Best TH400 book I've found
If you want to rebuild or modify a TH400 for racing, this is the book to have!

Published on January 9, 2007 by R. Selberg

3.0 out of 5 stars dont try and rebuild it youself
i purchased the book and it is indeed a wealth of information. however the jigs and tooling you need to do a complete tranny rebuild properly will cost you way more than you would... Read more

Published on August 3, 2003 by A. Julian

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Every Turbo Hydra-matic transmission is identifiable by its serial number and model identification code. Read the first page

Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
rear internal gear, modulator pressure, stator valve, front servo assembly, line pressure tap, waved steel plate, sprag assembly, stator solenoid, mobile home chassis, sprag elements, sun gear shaft, fin exit angle, stator clutch, detent solenoid, dual exh, drive shaft yoke, hooked scribe, late upshifts, loose valve body bolts, modulator canister, pump halves, rear servo piston, transfer case adapter, selective thrust washer, stator blade angle

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General Motors, Turbo Hydra-matic, Grand Prix, Monte Carlo, Vista Cruiser, Ram Air, Inspection Clean, New Process, Transmission Controlled Spark, Art Carr, Custom Cruiser, Symptom Possible, Jeep Quadra-Trac, Per Car Description, Turbo Hydramatic, Accumulator Piston Oil Seal, Low Clutch, Super Goose, Troubleshooting Chart, Chevrolet Wagon, Cutlass Calif, Downshift Solenoid Valve, K-Series Military, Rear Servo Rear Band Apply, Released Intermediate Sprag

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