negative affects switching atx from 2 to D while moving?

[cmz829]

my tranny is slipping badly but only in first once it gets past 5 mph its fine. it only did it when the fluid is hot but now it does it after one shift to second so i am stuck driving it in 2 but i cant drive it on the highway in 2 as i can only go 30 mph so would i be able to safely switch it to DRIVE while moving to go on the highway?

 

[HotRodKid]

dont the atx's start off in second anyways ?

i know somedude has a hard time actualy getting the car into first when he wants to ...

but no, upshifting an automatic while driving wont hurt anything. transmissions are made to upshift

edit: and you can do 80 in second, lol

 

[cmz829]

now it wont move in reverse neather just started this for the first time today. i just noticed that i can put it from n-r-d without pushing the brake pedal could this be related?

 

[38SHO]

edit, u can do 90mph in 2nd.........

the brake pedal shouldn't effect too much, that could be a problem on the shfifter in the console........

it sounds like if its stuck in 2nd that your planetaries are welded up....... but it really shouldn't slip if thats the case.......

also could be electrical problem, or an electrical problem that burned up the tranny and its too late to fix... maybe need a new solenoid.......

 

[naval-avi8or]

now it wont move in reverse neather just started this for the first time today. i just noticed that i can put it from n-r-d without pushing the brake pedal could this be related?

Interlock only keeps you from shifting out of park, will not affect n-r-d.

 

[hawkeye18]

I think he's talking about the button interlock on the shifter itself. i.e. you have to push the button in to shift from neutral to reverse. I think your manual position sensor might be hosed but it just sounds like it's rebuild time...

 

[cmz829]

when i put it in reverse you could always hear a slight clunk. i was told it had something to do with the servo springs. when i put it in reverse today and didnt move anywhere i still heard that slight clunk like it was switching to reverse but the rpms go up and i dont move. would pulling codes help me at all?

 

[Axianator]

would i be able to safely switch it to DRIVE while moving to go on the highway?

As the others have pointed out, you can safely shift from either manual first ('1') or manual second ('2') into drive ('D') while the car is in motion and it will not harm the transmission. Under most circumstances, you can also travel at highway speeds for extended periods in second gear, should the situation call for it. The EEC will even force the transmission into second gear if the computer enters it's failure management mode (referred to as FMEM) due to a transmission or computer problem.

dont the atx's start off in second anyways ?

Only if the gear selector has been placed into manual second ('2') or there's an internal tranny problem.

when i put it in reverse you could always hear a slight clunk. i was told it had something to do with the servo springs. when i put it in reverse today and didnt move anywhere i still heard that slight clunk like it was switching to reverse but the rpms go up and i dont move. would pulling codes help me at all?

I hate to say it, but I'd be willing to bet money that you're tranny is toast.

 

[HotRodKid]

Only if the gear selector has been placed into manual second ('2') or there's an internal tranny problem.

the turbo sho definantly doesnt like going into first when its told to

theone day alex {expletive edited by admin} around for 5 minutes b4 id finaly did ... totaly screws up ...uh ... races on closed courses

 

[cmz829]

well thanks for the help guys i think i am buying a white 95 atx just like myne from a fellow shoforum owner and taking a few parts off my car to put on the one i buy from him so it looks like i wont have to worry about a bad tranny anymore............or my oil drip onto the cats and i get to work on doing upgrades.