So I notice a lot of guys that end up breaking the forward apply band so they have to hold it in 1st then it will shift after that. I know what causes it, but I haven't seen anyone say how long they were able to run with said broken band, nor have I have heard anyone say if they also had the failure to engage/ slamming preceding this issue. So my questions are:
Before the band drive thingy broke did you have issues with taking off and it banging into gear? If so how long was is before you lost forward without downshifting?
When you lost forward and had to downshift, how long were you able to do this before you were stuck like Chuck?
Jeff