3800 transmission problems........WTF!

[sr71_rgl]

Originally posted by RoyalGTP@Jan 31 2005, 05:19 PM
they were old parts......stockers I guess....93k miles.

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That's weird..I thought a race trans from INTENSE included a complete rebuild. Am I wrong here???

 

[beyerch]

they rebiuld everything but left in 93K miles bands .... bullshit.

I doubt they would not have replaced those.....

 

[sr71_rgl]

Originally posted by beyerch@Jan 31 2005, 09:50 PM
they rebiuld everything but left in 93K miles bands .... bullshit.

I doubt they would not have replaced those.....

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That's the first thing I thought too, but then John said an independant trans shop (not intense) diagnosed it and said the bands were bad

 

[imported_Ron Vogel]

Sounds like some corners were cut. Which kind of surprises me. Trans rebuild kits are actually pretty inexpensive. Granted a FWD trans may be a little more money, but last time I bought a rebuild kit from Dupage transmission for a Turbo 350 (clutches, bands, bearings) it was $60.

 

[Royalgtp]

They say they do not replace everything, but bands sound like something that should be replaced. Kinda like cltuches which were replaced, no?

 

[imported_Ron Vogel]

On a RWD trans bands are no so important, not sure on their function on out FWD app. On a race build for my drag car with the 400 and 350 turbo trannies, I didn't even use the bands in there. They just cost HP in the old turbo trans, but the car wouldn't have any engine braking w/o them. Probably a completely different animal.

 

[sr71_rgl]

Originally posted by RoyalGTP@Feb 1 2005, 09:12 AM
They say they do not replace everything, but bands  sound like something that should be replaced.  Kinda like cltuches which were replaced, no?

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The strange thing is that Allowencer from CGP said the bands that broke (1-2) are only used when shifting the car manually (not using D) and seems to think it wouldn't cause the problems John's seeing....this is starting to give me a headache

 

[imported_Ron Vogel]

Yeah, but transmissions are all about contamination control. If a band broke, I'm sure clutch material and metal debris worked it's way around. That stuff gets hung up everywhere causing all sorts of problems.

 

[CoolGTX]

i'd like the EXACT wording, from the shop, what was wrong, and why!


should I worry?

 

[Royalgtp]

1-2 band, cruise and overdrive drum/cylinder borke.....

 

[LPSPEED2]

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