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Savage_Messiah · 10-14-2006, 02:51 PM

So I was o Hamburg Turnpike in wayne... coming from wendys area towards willy p, i went WOT to pass a shuttle bus... car downshift fine, but when it went to upshift stuttered a few times then BANG! and felt liek the car jumped. Friend in the car started freaking out thinking we were gonna die or something lol... well that got worse when we got to a red light.

Gear selector was in OD as always... light goes green, I step on the gas aaaaaaand... start rolling backwards with the engine just revving in neutral. Looked down to make sure i was still in OD and I was... ptu it down into 1 and it engaged and i got to move, shifted into second and it almost broke my neck lol, shifted into D once moving and it revved a few hundred, then hesitated, then went into 3rd... put it to OD and nothing, just revving.

Next stop sign tried takign off in D.... nope, not happening. Then tried 2 and it worked... tried putting it back into D when going under 15 mph annnnd theres nothing. Limped it home without a 4th gear, wow the highway became interesting lol, as in 3k RPMs at 55 MPH ahahaha.

So yea, 1835xx miles of use and heavy abuse and the tranny finally quit... gonan try to limp it to/from work this week, then once I get James's tq converter I'm having a buncha you come to my house for the swap. As you may know I wanted to swap the engine at the same time, IF the tranny held out long enough... well, it didn't, so it's just a tranny swap and tranny cooler install.

Anyone know any good tranny swaps, the more northeast the better? I'm already thinking about All star... (just wanna take it in asap and have them flush it and check everything over and all, and dont wanna kill my wallet too much.)

JSPERFORMANCE · 10-14-2006, 03:02 PM

Kasey, give me a call I can take a look at it for you..

Josh
215-783-4645

Savage_Messiah · 10-14-2006, 03:05 PM

Only thing with that is i cant really drive down there with no fourth and partially no 3rd, unless I take my dads car which would have to be tomorow or i guess maybe next weekend

enRo · 10-14-2006, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Savage_Messiah

Only thing with that is i cant really drive down there with no fourth and partially no 3rd, unless I take my dads car which would have to be tomorow or i guess maybe next weekend

How can you take ur dads car if HIS trans isnt the one thats broken u n00b.

WayFast84 · 10-14-2006, 03:35 PM

sux about the trans! at least you have another one on hand..

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Originally Posted by BigDaddyKane

How can you take ur dads car if HIS trans isnt the one thats broken u n00b.

that makes no sence, hes saying he can take his dads car, but only tomorrow or next week...

JSPERFORMANCE · 10-14-2006, 03:46 PM

If you have a spare, you might as well put it in cause there is no easy fix to loosing a gear in the 700r4, it is usually an internal problem if your shifter is not out of adjustment..

enRo · 10-14-2006, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by WayFast84

that makes no sence, hes saying he can take his dads car, but only tomorrow or next week...

Yes, he can take his dad's car, but how do you expect the guy to look at his camaro if its still sitting at home? QFT.

V · 10-14-2006, 03:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Savage_Messiah

Anyone know any good tranny shops, the more northeast the better? I'm already thinking about All star... (just wanna take it in asap and have them flush it and check everything over and all, and dont wanna kill my wallet too much.)

he wants to take the OTHER trans he has to a shop to have them flush it and all BEFORE he swaps the trannys. He knows his stocker is dead and hes not wantign that fixed or looked at.

JSPERFORMANCE · 10-14-2006, 03:54 PM

Thanks ss, I was a little confused too!

deadtrend1 · 10-14-2006, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by BigDaddyKane

How can you take ur dads car if HIS trans isnt the one thats broken u n00b.

i was cunfused about that too .. lol

enRo · 10-14-2006, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by deadtrend1

i was cunfused about that too .. lol

Same

98tadriver · 10-14-2006, 04:58 PM

oooh man that sucks. You gonna cut this one out of your car with a SAWZALL too?

Savage_Messiah · 10-14-2006, 05:28 PM

oops sorry about that confusing-ness

i have a built tranny in my garage waiting for Jame's old TC before it goes in, and that's the one i wanna have all the seals and whatnot checked over just to make sure it's all good before I put it in. I thought you meant that one but reading back MY post wasnt clear, and i was saying i may be able to throw that in my dads car and bring it down to you. Or any other tranny shop that I get good recommendations from reliable people for.

Just got back from a test drive... it is driveable as a 3 speed with the 2-3 shift being manual

ron: nooooo! no sawzall-ing otu a trans unless the car is already totalled/waiting for the junker

JSPERFORMANCE · 10-14-2006, 05:32 PM

Well let me know either way!!

Jersey_TA · 10-14-2006, 05:33 PM

Ouch, that sucks. Been there.

Formulalt1 · 10-14-2006, 09:38 PM

Good luck Kasey, let me know if you need to borrow a tranny jack (although alot of people make do with a block of wood and a standard jack).

Brando56894 · 10-14-2006, 10:14 PM

:woot: it finally happened

itd be a lot worse if you didnt have a tranny. ill be down for helpin ya, i just need to find a way up there

Tru2Chevy · 10-16-2006, 03:06 PM

Wow....I was wondering what happened when you mentioned the 3rd gear 55 mph thing the other night.

Hurry up and get that converter....4L60e won't function as a 3 speed too long before it eats itself alive

- Justin

camaroracer1992 · 10-16-2006, 04:00 PM

you should get in contact with my buddy for him to build you a nice transmission. he can do anything from a stock rebuild to a bulletproof trans!

ar0ck · 10-16-2006, 04:39 PM

And hes still driving the car and racing Denalis on 303... I wouldn't drive it that much Kasey, if something seizes your gonna be in a world of touble, because a lot more can break!

Tru2Chevy · 10-16-2006, 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by camaroracer1992

you should get in contact with my buddy for him to build you a nice transmission. he can do anything from a stock rebuild to a bulletproof trans!

He's already got a built trans to replace it with....just waiting for the 'new' converter.

- Justin

maroman88 · 10-16-2006, 06:08 PM

european exchange on lodi st in hackensack just did both of my trannys within the last year, the guy lives around the block from me. he specializes in european cars but knows everything about trannys and has an amazimg shop lol. he has a 69 camaro with a 427 aluminum block thats being restored and his son drives a 71 challenger

V · 10-16-2006, 08:16 PM

my denali won too haha

ar0ck · 10-16-2006, 08:49 PM

Sal couldn't understand that part

camaro2you · 10-16-2006, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Formulalt1

Good luck Kasey, let me know if you need to borrow a tranny jack (although alot of people make do with a block of wood and a standard jack).

When i have to do it been three times now, and i havent even had the car on the road yet lol, i use my quad jack works like a charm.