
STEP 7: Remove the remaining valve body bolts ex cept for one near the center of the valve body. Re move the bolt holding the detent roller spring as sem bly. If you have this type of 700R4, remove the four bolts holding the small support plate the case at the rear of the valve body. You can then proceed to remove the filter and its seal before disposing of both. Take Off the Pan and Filter You need to take off the pan on the 700R4 to expose the large flat filter beneath it. At this point in time, I am trying to put the tranny back together with the spacers provided by B&M so that it works properly, so any advice is appreciated. auxiliary valve body but came with a small support plate. Boosting the Performance of Your 700R4 Rebuild Here are the simple steps that will help you to improve the performance of your 700R4 rebuild: 1.


First off, I thought there were only supposed to be 2 accumulator pistons, but it seems, in my case there are 3, also shouldn't there be a spring in the 3-4 housing. I looked up into the 3-4 accumulator bore and there was another piston lodged at the back of the bore. When I pulled the separator plate away from the case, the 3-4 accumulator piston fell out along with the piston - there was no spring. I continued to take off the separator plate and the remaining check balls. Also, I removed the 1-2 accumulator housing from the separator plate and found a single piston along with a spring that seemed to be sagging to one side.

I managed to take the valve body off but there seem to be only 2 check balls present in the valve body, when the manual explains that there should be three. I decided to put a shift improver kit in it (B&M). I have a 1970 el camino with a 700r4, the model number is 4MK122HT. I'm new here, but I was looking over the site and thought that several of you might have some answers to my problem.
