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Old 12-17-2021, 05:46 PM
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Default 57 Hydramatic Shifting

My Star Chief shifts into 4th gear about 20-25 MPH. Is this normal? If not, how can I make the shifts at greater MPH, other than using the shift lever to manually shift? Thanks for the replies.

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Old 12-18-2021, 02:55 AM
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At light throttle that's a normal 3-4 shift.

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Normal shift speeds are given in the 57 Hydra-Matic Shop Manual (LINK), Section 13, page 111.

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Thanks, that makes me feel better. Guess I just need to put my foot into it a little more!

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Normal shift speeds are given in the 57 Hydra-Matic Shop Manual (LINK), Section 13, page 111.
Thanks for the reference; guess I overlooked that!

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Adjusting your linkage (kickdown) will help longer runout.
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They should shift at around 8, 15 & 22 MPH on a light acceleration.

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Adjusting your linkage (kickdown) will help longer runout.
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Is that the rod from the carb?

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Is that the rod from the carb?
Yes. Shorten it about 1/16" of an inch and try it.

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Normal shift speeds are given in the 57 Hydra-Matic Shop Manual (LINK), Section 13, page 111.
Just have to give you a shout out, Larry, for hosting the trove of technical information on your web site for our old sleds. I will need to do something with my '57 Hydramatic to keep it on the road, and the tech manual online is great, and the digital indexing is incredibly helpful.

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Just have to give you a shout out, Larry, for hosting the trove of technical information on your web site for our old sleds. I will need to do something with my '57 Hydramatic to keep it on the road, and the tech manual online is great, and the digital indexing is incredibly helpful.

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Thanks, such appreciation makes it all worth while. It was a 10+ year effort to get everything that is on the site now. I very much appreciate the help, articles and information I got from others on this forum. I use the site often myself. Bill Hanlon was one of the early contributors , he reviewed the Master Parts Catalog before I put it online and has articles on the site.

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