Kickdown solenoid

[TomoHawk]

Finally.... I have a transmission that will kickdown a gear.

The first solenoid had a bent shaft, so I got a new one in yesterday, and had it installed. The dealer wanted $150 to install it ( after paying $100 for the solenoid itself) so I had a friendly service place do it for only $40. They only thing the service guy couldn't do was to measure the voltage that the solenoid was getting. The solenoid was making a very audible clicking noise, so I think it's getting about 12V.

I did try it out on the local suburban (35 MPH) streets, but I haven't had the ooportunity to see if it will kick down at highway speeds.

thxZ