NC Tom Posted March 1, 2017 Posted March 1, 2017 Have an 88, with an I6 auto. All forward gears work well. Reverse has a strange habit of sometimes working and sometimes not engaging. One of the fluid lines is patched. Could that lead to a system pressure issue? Any other suggestions or idears?
HOrnbrod Posted March 1, 2017 Posted March 1, 2017 Check the bushing on the end of the shift cable for slop, then adjust the cable. http://www.lunghd.com/Tech_Articles/Transmission_and_Transfer_Case/Transmission_Automatic_Shifter_Adjustments.htm
Minuit Posted March 2, 2017 Posted March 2, 2017 Yes, that sounds like a linkage issue. The plastic bushing on the transmission end of the cable can fall apart over time, check that first.
NC Tom Posted March 2, 2017 Author Posted March 2, 2017 Thanks for the replies. Especially the provided link. Very helpful!
NC Tom Posted March 31, 2017 Author Posted March 31, 2017 Okay, so my mechanic says that the reverse gear is gone. Do I have any options other than replace? Is there an affordable way to get reverse back in action?
DirtyComanche Posted March 31, 2017 Posted March 31, 2017 It's really only a full rebuild if you open it up, for the time it takes to get that far replacing all the wear parts is only what makes sense. The rebuild kit isn't terribly costly from what I recall, but people want an arm and a leg to do it. http://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=4723188&cc=1181720&jsn=375 Not sure if there's better kits out there or not. That one is listed for an A340, but it shooooooooooould be correct.
ParadiseMJ Posted March 31, 2017 Posted March 31, 2017 Okay, so my mechanic says that the reverse gear is gone. How did he come to that conclusion. Did he just put it in R and nothing happened? I was told my tranny was shot...needed a torque converter...$210.00
NC Tom Posted April 2, 2017 Author Posted April 2, 2017 Okay, so my mechanic says that the reverse gear is gone. How did he come to that conclusion. Did he just put it in R and nothing happened? I was told my tranny was shot...needed a torque converter...$210.00 He manually tried to put in reverse and got nothing. :dunno:
omega_rugal Posted April 2, 2017 Posted April 2, 2017 He manually tried to put in reverse and got nothing. :dunno: reverse is made up several gears shared with the forward gears, obviusly your problem is about the hidraulics, get someone capable of fixing that... not your current mechanic, you need to rebuild your tranny if the gears, clutches or bands or whatever is bad, your tranny doesn`t seem to have those problems... the AW4 manual says reverse is engaged by applying OD clutch D clutch 1st / R brake OD one way clutch
NC Tom Posted April 2, 2017 Author Posted April 2, 2017 He manually tried to put in reverse and got nothing. :dunno: reverse is made up several gears shared with the forward gears, obviusly your problem is about the hidraulics, get someone capable of fixing that... not your current mechanic, you need to rebuild your tranny if the gears, clutches or bands or whatever is bad, your tranny doesn`t seem to have those problems... Thanks. Currently, the ONLY issue it has is no reverse. Otherwise it's fine. Put it in reverse gear and all you get is engine revving.
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