Thomas A
Registered User
I am hoping to get some second opinions on my transmission issues before I replace it. I have a good trans ready to go in, but it doesn't have a torque converter. I would like to have a little piece of mind that my current converter is still good so I can reuse it before I install everything. The car is still very much drivable, and still shifts into all gears. However, it has the following issues, that seem to be getting worse:
Slips or free rev's in high rpm's instead of shifting. Have to let off gas before it shifts.
Doesn't like to shift into OD until you push it a little. One day it wouldn't shift into OD for a couple miles of 3K+ driving. Only did that once.
Occasionally flares on the downshift as you are coasting to a stop
Sometimes is sluggish to kick down, other times is fine
Occasionally harsher than normal 1-2 shift
When I first got the car, it was very slow on the WOT 1-2 shift, and felt like it was painfully slipping into the next gear. The trans was rebuilt before I bought it by Certified Transmission, and has about 30K on it.
So, internal trans issue, torque converter issue, external control issue, or a combination there of?
Slips or free rev's in high rpm's instead of shifting. Have to let off gas before it shifts.
Doesn't like to shift into OD until you push it a little. One day it wouldn't shift into OD for a couple miles of 3K+ driving. Only did that once.
Occasionally flares on the downshift as you are coasting to a stop
Sometimes is sluggish to kick down, other times is fine
Occasionally harsher than normal 1-2 shift
When I first got the car, it was very slow on the WOT 1-2 shift, and felt like it was painfully slipping into the next gear. The trans was rebuilt before I bought it by Certified Transmission, and has about 30K on it.
So, internal trans issue, torque converter issue, external control issue, or a combination there of?