The AW71L on our 93 945 shifts much harder and less consistently than on our 91 745. I just read the AW kickdown cable adjustment section of the 700/900 FAQ then looked at the cable on our 945. To check the cable I detached it from the throttle drum. It retracts smoothly and with fairly constant tension. The amount of retraction is limited by a litle ferrule crimped to the cable. Currently the cable is adjusted so the ferrule moves off the rubber cap on the cable sheath just as the throttle drum starts to turn.

With the cable detached from the throttle drum, I could not hear or feel the motion of the cam referenced in the FAQ: "Listen carefully, and you'll hear the cam that the cable is attached to in the automatic transmission click up against its stop"

If I cant hear the cam, is the cable not retracting far enough, even though it cant retract any further due to the ferrule ? Or is something not right in the transmission ?

Is it OK to loosen the cable so it doesnt start to move until after the throttle drum has rotated a few degrees ?

Thanks,

Mike

93 945 180K
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