"Kickdown" and "TV" cables aren't really the same thing. Let's take it from the top: Many old-school automatic transmissions use both a governor and a vacuum modulator to help regulate automatic ...

Q: What does kickdown mean in an automatic transmission? A: Kickdown is a downshift in an automatic transmission triggered when the driver pushes the car’s accelerator to the floor.

Proper throttle-valve (TV) cable adjustment on GM '80s through early '90s automatic transmissions is crucial for assuring their proper operation.Most GM automatics built during the 1980s through ...

The AOD has one cable-controlled system. C4 shift points are controlled by a combination of intake manifold vacuum and kick-down lever position. In normal driving, the kick-down cable is not involved.

Ford’s hardy cable-modulated Automatic Overdrive (AOD) was produced from 1980 to 1991, then became an electronically controlled transmission known as the AOD-E in 1991. Later, the AOD-E became ...

The recalibrated 545RFE in the Ram 1500 is now called the 65RFE automatic six-speed. In full auto-shift mode, the 65RFE behaves the same as the old 545RFE, keeping the split 2nd gear and kickdown ...