Transmission Filter/fluid change?

[mosho93]

I currently have my 1993 ATX and the tranny slips from time to time and shifts hard once in a while also. before i spend the $1500 on a tranny rebuild i was wondering if it would help if i changed the fluid and filter? I did a search and didnt find exactly what i was looking for? thanks in advance!

Shawn

 

[Ferendon]

Hard shifts and slipping... If it's kicking into neutral, take a good hard look at your torque converter. My truck had all the same symptoms, and sure enough, my torque converter failed and locked my tranny. Of course my ******** *** change the fluid, filter, and pan gasket, and tried to drive it. It ran fine in neutral and park, but when I hit any gear, it kicked and died... A good way to find out (although harsh), stop at a stop sign, on a back road, and romp on the gas. WOT. If it kicks out of gear or acts abnormal, FWIW I'd say take a good hard look at prices on torque converters.

 

[Ferendon]

BTW, replacing a toqrue converter in time can save your tranny. I didn't and the gears in my tranny actually melted into the side wall of the tranny and ate a chunk of the wall on the tranny.

 

[mosho93]

It only kicks out of gear once and a while in 3rd gear when i go WOT. any inputs are greatly appreciated. About how much do torque converters cost and can i replace it myself?

 

[Mr Anonymous]

Trust me, your TC is not the problem, your aluminum forward clutch piston has sheared or cracked. You need a tranny rebuild, plain and simple. Changing the fluid/filter at this point is just throwing money away. Start saving for a rebuild and shopping for a compentent tranny shop.

 

[mosho93]

I got a quote from a local tranny shop and he quoted me at $1200-1500 with a 1 year warrenty. This doesnt sound too bad to me and i know he does good work too. Is there any type of shift kit that i should have installed while the internals of the tranny are opened up? thanks

 

[musiccitysho]

The old reliable that I see most often on posts here seems to be the Trans go shift kit. If and when I need to rebuild thats what I'm going for...knock on wood! It usually seems to jack the price up to around 1800.00

 

[Axianator]

By chance, have you checked your codes yet, Shawn? In what gears and at what times do you experience the slipping and harding shifting that you described?