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[poppy1440]

Please forgive me if I shouldn't have done this but I didn't get any response from the transmission section.

hello

my transmission started taking a long time to shift from 1st to 2nd and would only shift out if I really gave it a lot of gas. So I did the tv cable adjustment procedure and the car shifts better but it seems like the transmission is slipping especially during hard acceleration. I also noticed that the car will start in park and drive but not in neutral. I had to add 1 1/2 quarts of transmission fluid when I first noticed the problem but the fluid level is fine now.

what do ya'll think could be going on. I hope its just a sensor or cable problem and not the transmission.

I have changed the neutral safety switch months ago to make the check come on in the powerlogger program for park and neutral.

In the powerlogger program when I shift car out of park the check stays on in the box

 

[LOT]

not what you want to hear

I would suspect the 2nd gear band is burnt, maybe some other worn frictions from driving low on fluid. Starting in drive is just a steering column rod out of adjustment. Best of luck.

 

[williamsGN]

After you get the trans repaired, keep the level one quart over the 'full' mark to keep fluid running through it under full throttle.

 

[poppy1440]

thanks for the responses, although thats not what I wanted to hear its what I expected.

Do you guys have a link on how to adjust the linkage for the shifter.

 

[Razor]

Take the cable of the bracket, you can manually move it from Park to 1st. Place your shifter in park and make sure there is no extra movement needed, same with 1st gear.

The tranny you'll be able to feel the detents..click, click, click, etc.

Adjust TV cable.. try that also,.. if shifter is aligned, and TV cable is aligned and still no workie.. you need a tranny shop.

 

[poppy1440]

razor

i did what you said. my question is in park and 1st, the lever will give another click in the same gear is this normal. What I mean is there is a double click of the lever in each gear.

I still have the question of why the shift handle will move from drive to reverse without the key on or my foot on the brake. it will also start in drive, but not in neutral. I've tried moving that bar under the steering wheel.

 

[Razor]

One thing is the shifter and transmission gear alignment, the other is your column alignment to the gear selector. The rod that goes from the tranny to the steering column affects your ability to move car when key is on/off.. as well as start in drive/n/reverse etc.

Disconnect the linkage tothe steering column and get the trans and shifter to align. Park should be pretty well defined. Once you got this, move to figuring out your steering column issues. One problem at a time.

 

[poppy1440]

Got the linkage problem fixed. I reset the tv cable and the car shifts better at low rpm but seems to slip at higher rpms so I'll have it checked out next week. Thanks for all the Help.
God bless