Ring, Snap, Intermediate, Support, Heavy Duty Fix, TH-400, 400, GM

Gotta love it! Buy the good clutches, a fancy trans-brake valve body, the HD sprags, all the stuff you can think of to make sure this one wont break.

A couple weeks go by, the customer seems happy. Then the phone rings after the big weekend. Its them explaining how they were well on their way to the finals when they lost 2nd gear. And theyre none too happy.

You pull it down to find the intermediate pressure plate deformed and a couple lugs busted out of the case. You realize the lack of support of the snap ring between the 8: and 10:00. If I only would've got that goofy support thing I saw on the internet... NOW I know what its for!

Under the increased pressures in todays high performance TH400 applications, the 2nd gear shift slams against the pressure plate thats only partially supported. Is 80% coverage good enough to satisfy your demanding customer?

Our support bolts into place from two directions to hold firm: Through the servo apply pin hole and the hole originally retaining the band anchor plug.