Yes, it will occasionally work when cold, but never when warm.
So no matter what, I have to pay for a rebuild...
Can you tell me what you mean by hard parts and soft parts?
Thanks to everyone btw.
Interesting you should mention that, Joe. In addition to a cold morning, I CAN occasionally get reverse back if I rev the engine enough, but it's more and more rare that that works, plus I think it's hurting it. When it DOES go into reverse, it's a BANG that lurches the car backwards.
I...
Wow thanks for the quick responses.
According to both mechanics, the fluid was fine. AFAIK: the computer isn't throwing any codes.
Is that something that can be replaced individually?
Also: This tranny was rebuilt at 85K once, and it's currently at 169K. Can it survive another?
My '93 ATX SHO was just fine until a year ago when I suddenly lost reverse and first gears. (It was right after a routine maintenance at a Goodyear/Gemini, and I still suspect them.)
I took it to a Ford dealer for some recall, and had them check the tran as well, and they claimed it was just...
Well I've been happily running my SHO for 5 years now with only a few electrical problems to speak of (mainly the starters keep dying), and now I'm facing a situation which might end up separating me from the car, depending on cost. I have a '93 ATX with 158,000 miles. The transmission was...