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Old Apr 3, 2005 | 10:49 PM
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i read in another post that some valve body manufactures don't recommend putting the TH400 into reverse to backup, rather put it in neutral and hit the -tbrake to reverse - ANY TRUTH TO THIS
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Old Apr 3, 2005 | 11:30 PM
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http://www.tciauto.com/instructions/221500_inst.htm

ATI is the same way I believe..
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Old Apr 4, 2005 | 01:10 AM
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when you have a t brake the reverse doesn't work with the shifer anyways. it's just gonna be neutral. mines that way. You have to hook it up the transbrake to a switch on your shifter to move the shifter into reverse to even mover the car. I just put it in neutral and hit the trans brake.
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Old Apr 4, 2005 | 01:12 AM
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when i said it won't work putting the shifter in reverse meaning if you put it in reverse the car will not move at all. Will only do if it you have a don't transbrake.
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Old Apr 4, 2005 | 08:25 AM
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My Rossler rmvb works fine in reverse.....I told him I might not hook the brake up for a while.
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Old Apr 4, 2005 | 09:01 AM
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My Rossler rmvb works fine in reverse.....I told him I might not hook the brake up for a while.
some co. have vb's that back up in rev. and back up in neutral using the brake
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Old Apr 4, 2005 | 09:59 AM
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ok, so it looks like its better on the trans to put in neutral and hit the button to reverse?
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It really depends on what your trans maker recommends. Ask the company that makes your TB what they recommend.
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Mine goes into reverse just fine and I also have a transbrake.
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My Rossler uses the regular reverse with the shifter and it has a transbrake also.
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