Tcv
I don't know what I need, maybe time and money!
I just work more and sleep less, gives a guy more time and money.
One item we're all going to need someday is this control valve. We just pulled this one off a new crate transmission to try on a 55 M135 that has been giving us a hard time. The boys re-built the original valve as seen in the previous pictures but the trans was still having symptoms. Farmer neighbour thinks the tolerances are real tight and things may get sloppy enough in the many valves that they aren't repairable after a certain point.....we'll see.
Once they swapped the new one on, the trans was still having symptoms....so they're working on plan B.
It's the first time I've seen one come off by a guy who knew what he was doing. That little curved tube, along with all the other tubes, are just 'pushed in' to place. The curved tube is a bear to get off without squeezing it and is one of the first pieces to remove. I would have snapped a pair of vice grips on it and yanked it off with a bobcat so don't take any advice from the landscaper when removing it. There must be an easy way to do it.
The "Front Band Adjuster" height pin can be seen once the TCV is pulled off the side. I'm slowly starting to take everything apart so I hope you guys are getting plenty of sleep and not working too hard, you're gonna be busy putting all this back together.