Verdict on current TKO 600 Transmission?

[rj8806]

Originally Posted by craigayl

Richard

What really got me going on this topic was the statement from KEISLERGENE. He stated; "Simply put, Mr. Detranova missed a shift and engaged the gear only halfway when he released the clutch, causing the gear teeth to fail. There is absolutely no evidence of this in the photos and anyone who knows anything about the mechanics of this transmission knows that statement is way off base. What is someone to think when this kind of a statement comes from a company representative? It truly appears that there is a cover up and you are fabricating stories. To top it off, through all of this, no one from Keisler ever tried to retract that statement or say it was a mistake..

If you or anyone form Keisler would have simply stated that it is your opinion the torque capabilities of this transmission were exceeded, I'm sure you would have gotten much less grief. You could even be upfront about the obvious design flaw. It may be that this transmission will perform to its advertised specs with this flaw, but wouldn’t it be nice if it was corrected?? Maybe the torque specs could be raised!

Craig

Actually, in my post at the top of this page I did state "Did we speculate that it was a mis-shift?" "Yes, that is what the evidence pointed to".
In my opinion, the torque capabilities of the TKO WERE NOT EXCEEDED. The shock load was exceeded but not the torque. As JimiG stated and as we have told all of our customers, Tremec has hit the TKO with over 1100ft/lbs and it held up. How they performed this, I don't know, I wasn't there. Just relaying what I've been told.
There is no way we can "be up front about the design flaw". Keisler did not design, Engineer or manufacture the TKO. It is not our place to say whether it is flawed or not. There is/was no "cover up" on our part. We were simply stating our opinions as to the cause of failure. No one except for Fordfan(and possibly by-standers at the track that day) no for sure if he missed the shift at WOT or not, the point is, the warranty was voided because of the circumstances yet we still offered to cover the labor and shipping back to him from the beginning and parts at cost.
Richard
Tech Support
Keisler Engineering

[rj8806]

Look, I certainly don't want to "re-visit" the pissing contest that ensued in the original thread, I simply want the facts and assumptions about Keisler straight and not clouded. I cannot debate whether there is a design flaw or not, that is Tremec's responsibility. they continue to sell tons of these and I cannot find any evidence of a similar situation on any other forum. I have not seen any other threads about a broke TKO caused by Mis-alignment????

Richard