Hughie Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Does anyone have any information or video on a governor replacement for a 1955 Cadillac HydraMatic tranmission? Had the entire transmission rebuilt (minus the governor) and it doesnt shift out of first gear. I was told that I need to replace the governor. TIA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyBabiak Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 They were making some changes in the mid 50s so I'm not sure which version you'll have. Here's a pretty good video of the older style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryB Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 I have this Chilton’s Hydra-matic service manual that I do not need. Either one of you can have it for the cost of shipping via media mail which would be about $4.00. The manual has 260 pages of information and was written for regular garage men to repair the transmission. Seems to cover 1946 to about 1956. Send me a personal message if interested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TerryB Posted August 15, 2020 Share Posted August 15, 2020 Book has a new home, thanks Hugh! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert G. Smits Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 What an example of members helping members. Isn't this forum great!!! Subject is of special interest to me as I am looking at a 53 Olds that reportedly needs a new governor 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PONTIAC1953 Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 On 8/15/2020 at 9:24 AM, Hughie said: Does anyone have any information or video on a governor replacement for a 1955 Cadillac HydraMatic tranmission? Had the entire transmission rebuilt (minus the governor) and it doesnt shift out of first gear. I was told that I need to replace the governor. TIA my thought was why would the governor miss out on the rest of the dual range hydra-matic getting rebuilt ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PONTIAC1953 Posted September 2, 2020 Share Posted September 2, 2020 On 8/15/2020 at 12:22 PM, TonyBabiak said: They were making some changes in the mid 50s so I'm not sure which version you'll have. Here's a pretty good video of the older style. this video shows a guy disassembling a rolls royce or bentley version of the R type dual range hydra-matic, i was pretty shock to see him using a not very stable 55 gallon metal drum for a workbench. pretty crude in his choice of tools used to perform various parts of the disassembling. RR & B have made several changes to the transmission to suit their need, such as the tailshaft housing having modification to run a ride control attachment off the transmission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hughie Posted September 3, 2020 Author Share Posted September 3, 2020 Wow! Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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