Tranny may be toast

[ArmyofOne]

Today, I had to rotate my tires, so up on the jack the car goes. No problems. Tires are rotated, 3 inch bubble found in 1 tire so i put the spare on. I set it down, and tightened everything up. (i might add that the car was running off and on while on the jacks).

The front end was off angle quite a bit because i was already on a hill, and then had the front of the car jacked up. the car idled in par for a good 10 minutes (listened to the radio) while on the jacks.

Anyways, i set the car down when i was done and i get in to take a test drive to see if my pulling to the left has stoipped. i put it in drive, and take off, the car goes, then slips, then goes then slips, slips some more and then goes.

I drove it 10 miles with no problem. went in to my class...1 hr and 10 mins later i come out to go to class, back out of the parking spot (this may have been my fault) and all is well, but i go to put it in "D" and as i take off, it stumbles on itself again. the ony reason i say it couldbe me this time is because as it shifted to second, i let off the gas. after that, i went home, another 10 miles, not a hint of slip. i even floored it from one light and all was smooth as butter.

But the first time it slipped, it REALLY SLIPPED. i mean RPMS shot to like 5K and i barely moved. the it shuddered and gained its grip, then lost it again...i was afraid i wasnt going to make it up my hill. i want to add that while the car was up on jacks, i spun the drivers side tire around to make sure the wheel was straight. could this have done it?

other than that and rotated the tires, i changed NOTHING>>>


HELP!!!

so as of now i am shopping for a remaned tranny anyone know if these guys are good?

http://www.nyblock.com/

[97camryman]

Im not sure but these guys are:
http://www.car-part.com/

[fredk]

change the atf and dump the stuff in the pan

[ArmyofOne]

did that already fred.

about 2,000 miles ago. its due for anotther drain and fill, but the filter should be fine.

i may have jason go ahead and do it next time im there. i checked the fluid, it was a little low, i added about a cup and its shifting MUCH better.

ill cehc both cold and hot levels tomorrow.

[fredk]

:d

[ArmyofOne]

The slipping seems to have stopped...completely. i went to work, then i went downtown and came back after work, all total about 100 miles and not a slip one. im thinking the fluid was simply low.

here is my theory:

as long as the car is on level ground its ok. BUT, there is a seal around the speedo input (or some kind of openeing) near the top of the tranny/diff case (on the rear). i think that seal is bad and that the car being up on jacks (the car was probably at a 45 degree angle being already on a hill) lets the fluid drain out of that seal, which is no longer working (obviously). when it does this, it flows down on top of the tranny case (the lower part of the unit) and sits there until i move, then it splashes on the ground or burns...


this explains the fact that:

Its not VISIBLY leaking any fluid
The slippoing stopped after adding fluid.

apparently i didnt lose much, cause it only took a cup or so to stop the slip...

but im not holding my breath, once they start slipping, they dont really stop. but all is well and fluid is not burnt. i will have jason doa fluid drain and fill the next time im out there.

[whocares04]

well my suggestion is just keep some fluid in the car as "in case shit" insurance

glad u figured it out and didn't have to completely replace tranny

[ArmyofOne]

heh, i always keep a couple of quarts of ATF in the trunk, since i go through that a week in the power steering system... ...but thanks for the heads up. with the amount of oil this car was losing, im no stranger to keeping that around either, but now that that is fixed, its weird not having to add oil to the car every morning before i go to work!