Grand Prix V6-231 3.8L (1983)
Valve Body: All Technical Service Bulletins
A/T - New Link Detent Lever to Manual Valve
Number 83-I-178
Section 7
Date 3/84
Subject:
NEW LINK DETENT LEVER TO MANUAL VALVE - ALL MODELS THM 700-R4
FIGURE 1 - Old Detent Lever And Clip Rod End
FIGURE 2 - Link-Detent Lever
Beginning July 5, 1983 (Julian date 186) all THM 700-R4 transmissions were built with a new detent lever to manual valve link (Figure 2). This change
provides a new retention of the detent lever to manual valve link without the clip (Figure 1, past style)..
When servicing any THM 700-R4 transmission that requires replacement of the past detent lever to manual valve link and rod end clip link to detent
lever (Figure 1) order the new detent lever to manual valve link, (Figure 2) Part Number 8654113.
