360 RT tranny question

From : leroy

Q: 2002 rt 360 at 130k miles. transmission is smooth in all gears. no slippage or rev-ups between shifts etc. it kicks into passing gear smothly and actually i can find no other problems .. except .. it does not want to shift out of first gear. if you ease the rpm up to around 2000 rpm then back off the accelerator just a tiny bit it will shift but when you press the accelorator back it will backshift back into #1 . if you rev it on up to around 3000 rpm then back off accelerator just a tiny bit it will shift and stay and shift normally through the remaining gears. everything is fine until next time you stop. if you floor it from a standing start it will go to the rev limiter and never shift out of first until you back off the accelerator pedal only tried that once. it acts a bit like excessive throttle pressure but i have adjusted the cable to the low pressure extreme cable slack and it does not cure it. any advice will be much appreciated. thaks in advance leroy .

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From : leroy

on sat 5 jul 2008 122151 -0700 john kunkel nobody@nowhere.net wrote 2002 rt 360 at 130k miles. transmission is smooth in all gears. no slippage or rev-ups between shifts etc. it kicks into passing gear smothly and actually i can find no other problems .. except .. it does not want to shift out of first gear. try adjusting the kickdown band. has it ever been adjusted in the 130k miles thanks john. if the kickdown band is the same thing as the 2nd gear band then you nailed the problem. local tranny shop says the xmission is shifting normally its just that when the 2nd gear band applies nothing happens because it is slippping. then when i force a shift by letting off the throttle it shifts on into 3rd and everything else is normal. he also says he can replace the band if necessary without tearing the transmission down. im glad to hear that........ will post again when it is finally fixed. thanks for your reply. leroy .

From : leroy

on thu 17 jul 2008 195618 -0400 leroy dodgemanfromhell@aol.com wrote on sat 5 jul 2008 122151 -0700 john kunkel nobody@nowhere.net wrote 2002 rt 360 at 130k miles. transmission is smooth in all gears. no slippage or rev-ups between shifts etc. it kicks into passing gear smothly and actually i can find no other problems .. except .. it does not want to shift out of first gear. try adjusting the kickdown band. has it ever been adjusted in the 130k miles thanks john. if the kickdown band is the same thing as the 2nd gear band then you nailed the problem. local tranny shop says the xmission is shifting normally its just that when the 2nd gear band applies nothing happens because it is slippping. then when i force a shift by letting off the throttle it shifts on into 3rd and everything else is normal. he also says he can replace the band if necessary without tearing the transmission down. im glad to hear that........ will post again when it is finally fixed. thanks for your reply. leroy kickdown band was the culprit. my man replaced the band ran 14 quarts of fluid throuh it to flush it out new filter and pan gasket someone had been there before and used cheap gasket. $445.10. feels like new. a good diagnosis john. thanks. leroy .

From : john kunkel

2002 rt 360 at 130k miles. transmission is smooth in all gears. no slippage or rev-ups between shifts etc. it kicks into passing gear smothly and actually i can find no other problems .. except .. it does not want to shift out of first gear. try adjusting the kickdown band. has it ever been adjusted in the 130k miles .