Cutlass Ciera V6-231 3.8L (1985)
Torque Converter Clutch Solenoid: Customer Interest
A/T - TCC Engages In 2nd Gear
SUBJECT
TCC ENGAGES IN 2ND DUE TO MISSING OR
NUMBER: 88-T-48
MISPOSITIONED TCC SOLENOID SCREEN/SEAL
1984-88 CUTLASS CIERA, 1986-88 DELTA 88,
CORP. REF. NO.: 877126
1985-88 NINETY-EIGHT, 1986-88 TORONADO,
DATE: April 1988
MODELS/YEARS
1988 CUTLASS SUPREME AND 1987-88
TOURING SEDAN MODELS EQUIPPED WITH
440-T4 TRANSAXLE (ME9)
SECTION: 7A
FIGURE 1 - THM 440-T4
BULLETIN COVERS: (Figure 1)
The following conditions may occur on some of the subject vehicles if the torque converter clutch (TCC) solenoid screen (item 33) and/or O-ring seal
(item 68) is missing from the spacer plate or mispositioned in the spacer plate:
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TCC applies during 1-2 shift.
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TCC applies in 2nd gear during acceleration, then releases at steady throttle in 2nd gear.
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TCC appears not to apply in 3rd gear because it already applies in 2nd gear.
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TCC applies with wiring harness disconnected from transaxle.
DATE OF PRODUCTION CHANGE:
NOTICE:
All 1984 THM 440-T4 transaxles and early 1985 models built prior to the Julian Dates listed below have the TCC solenoid screen in the
valve body and do not use an O-ring. The conditions listed above do not apply to these early transaxles.