Transmission identification

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-NOTE: "M-10" is not an official designation. This is what most AMC/Rambler people call the M-8 that has a Thottle Valve (TV)/kick-down cable instead of a vacuum modulator and electric kick-down.
+NOTE: "M-10" is not an official designation. This is what most AMC/Rambler people call the M-8 that has a Throttle Valve (TV)/kick-down cable instead of a vacuum modulator and electric kick-down.  The M-35 also uses a TV cable. Transmissions with a TV cable MUST have the cable adjusted properly and freely moving to work correctly. Not having a TV cable connected, moving freely, and not adjusted can severely damage the transmission.
+TV cable should move in and out easily when the end is gripped between thumb and one finger. On an AMC the cable moves in as throttle is pressed, is fully out at idle. Adjustment procedure is to make sure carb fast-idle is OFF, then adjust clevis to a "loose pin fit" (pin easily slides in/out with no pressure on cable or throttle linkage), then adjust clevis two turns longer. You can go +/1 one turn to tune shifting (longer = harder shifts, shorter = softer), but much longer than three turns and you will find the trnas down-shifting too soon, such as when cruising up a hill at higher speeds.
 ===Jeep automatic transmissions, 1971-back===

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