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  1. Shankem-Deep

    M1009 Takes off in 2nd gear

    I took the governor out and it was stuck. I drove out the pin that holds the gear on and took out the rod that is supposed to move up and down. I used brake cleaner and cleaned everything really really well. I then chucked up the rod in a cordless drill (lightly) I used 320 grit sand paper to...
  2. Shankem-Deep

    M1009 Takes off in 2nd gear

    Well I've been driving it for a few days and it only takes off in 2nd from a complete stop every now and then. So whatever is causing it is random. I can't duplicate the problem, it just does it sometimes. I still may take my governor out and clean it up really good. When it happened last night...
  3. Shankem-Deep

    M1009 Takes off in 2nd gear

    I drove it to lunch today and it shifted perfect. I may not have got it up to full operating temp though. Only about 10 minutes each way.
  4. Shankem-Deep

    M1009 Takes off in 2nd gear

    Fluid level is correct. I re-used the governor from my old transmission. I'm going to start with the governor since that is easy.
  5. Shankem-Deep

    M1009 Takes off in 2nd gear

    I just put a rebuilt th400 transmission in my 09. It has a new vacuum modulator, new vacuum valve set correctly, and new vacuum lines. It shifts through the gears fine until it gets warm. After it's warm, it stays in 2nd gear when taking off from a stop. I can manually down shift it to 1st and...
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