why would you think it has bands?
old cars, &relics,. had all bands, and the maker got rid of them 1 by
1 , down to a low band (most 1 band cars now , have auto adjusters)
they did this to make tranny more
narrow, and to make them
stronger
to get rid of having to muck with them over and over, service steps just not really needed. (a top goal , now and by EPA) no muck no leaking to ground water, bla bla bla./
the 30/32RH had bands,
my guess is you are reading books
for old cars and thinking this applies to now.???
the 42RLE has clutch packs, that are behind a PISTON that
is 100% auto adjustable.
why not post symptoms, theses transmissions are complex
and is shifted by and electronic brain
did you scan the PCM to see if there are TRANNY DTC errors yet.
that be first after checking fuses.
3rd paragraph, no bands
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultradrive#42RLE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FePWUkZXZyY
he has total rebuild 3 video pretension too.
the guts
no bands,
http://www.makcotransmissionparts.com/mm5/graphics/Catalog-pdf/42RLE.pdf
posted 2nd time this same post. searches do work
even google finds this is 1second flat ever hear of them?