Auto box failure

[strapping young lad]

ive a v6-24 (auto) and on the way to watch wales vs south africa

the fokker died on the a48(m)

if you know cardiff you will realise how close i was to reaching my destination.

anyway my problem is this

driving normally, i lost drive completely, no warning, no gear will engage including park and reverse

ive got man-flu so standing on the side of the road waiting for the AA didnt help in this weather

whats up with my car?

[zedy1]

torque convertor is fooooooooooooooooooooooooooked :embarasse

[strapping young lad]

and is that something that can be replaced or does the whole box need to be replaced?

[zedy1]

give me a call tommorrow on 07815886478 :thumbsup:

[strapping young lad]

will do m8!

was glad in a way cos yesterday i drove the family home from longleat

one is a 20mth boy and the other is 8 week old girl

not going to let them sit outside in the cold!

btw is ringing you going to make me feel better? ! :)

[SGHOM]

btw is ringing you going to make me feel better? ! :)
better............... but a little poorer ! :embarasse :embarasse
but Mo is the man to sort it ! /yes /yes

[strapping young lad]

i didnt think anything that stopped the car moving would be cheap to fix ;)

btw where in lancs are you?

im in charnock richard

dyf(very upset about today! car blew up and wales lost!)

[zedy1]

i didnt think anything that stopped the car moving would be cheap to fix ;)

btw where in lancs are you?

im in charnock richard

dyf(very upset about today! car blew up and wales lost!)


im in blackburn, you can pop down tommorrow if you want to as there will be a coiple of more members at my place tommorrow :thumbsup:

[strapping young lad]

the only problem i have currently is that we (wife and moi) own a boarding kennels and it seems the flu i have has gone to her, and since its cold she wont go out anywhere!

will see what i can do, but it s going to be in the doblo :)

pm your location anyway

btw i bought the galant from blackburn ironically!

[zedy1]

you have pm

[strapping young lad]

hi m8

its highly unlikely i can pop up today as the bowen family are feeling a bit poo

sorry

however i will still ring to see how u can help my predicament! :(

[bernmc]

And on top of that, you lost the rugby :leer:

[strapping young lad]

so did england!

as did the rugby league squad too
dont think any home nations won yesterday!

[strapping young lad]

ive been asked to find out about the replacing of the t/c

i need to know how to get the gearbox out

can it be dropped under the car or does the engine need to come out?

[Nick Mann]

Assuming it is not too different from the VR4, it will come out underneath without taking the engine out. To be fair, though, you aren't far away from taking the engine out as only one of the four mounts is left on!!

[richy rich]

ive been asked to find out about the replacing of the t/c

i need to know how to get the gearbox out

can it be dropped under the car or does the engine need to come out?
i think the v6 is same as vr4 apart from not needing out take out the following.
1 turbo pipes
2 prop shaft
3 transfer box
4 strut brace
should be much easer to do.

[Paul Beazer]

Hi SYL, just saw this thread. Thats a real shame, you've only had the car, what, 4 months? Hope you gets its sorted, mos THE MAN WHO CAN! :thumbsup:

[strapping young lad]

yeh bought it in mid-may

and ive had the cambelt done on it

its done bout 9k with me so far which isnt bad

$h1t happens i suppose

just hope its just the torque jobby and nothing more serious (funds are tight)

[strapping young lad]

bloke who owns a pajero says it could have overheated and needs new filter and new oil and a fiddle with the gearstick or something?

[richy rich]

have you cheacked your atf

[strapping young lad]

yes its fine

got a call from my mechanic mate who has spoken to an auto box specialist who says its the torque jobby thats a dead un

going to find out if they sell them (need to keep my options open! ;) )

and find a mechanic who will fit it (mine is booked up for weeks :(

[strapping young lad]

spoke to the mechanic this morning and he says he is having a bar steward of a job trying to get the box out!

oh dear! :(

[Kieran]

Wouter! Rich! Nick!! Tell 'em how!!

[zedy1]

get your mechanic to give me a call tommorrow as he has missed four bolts /yes

[strapping young lad]

will do mo

i will contact him in the morn cos ive been in warwick for the last 2 days on business
cheers

dyf

[strapping young lad]

i phoned my mate last night

finally got the 'box out at about midnight.. yes he swore at me! ;)

said the TC is defo shagged but the splines on the gearbox shaft are a bit worn too, so he is going to take it to an auto specialist in preston i believe to inspect.

if not i think i might be spending more than just a TC MO!

[strapping young lad]

latest update

the splines on the gearbox shafted are.. shafted

and its not the original TC in the box, this is the 2nd one at least!

so its getting rebuilt this week :(

[strapping young lad]

another update! (let me know if this is boring you!)

went to see the car today.. the engine has been hoisted to support it and bits everywhere

the story is this...

the original tc (i presume unless more than 2 have been in it).. the inner splines wore away and damaged the inner shaft on the gearbox

the 2nd tc then did the same thign and wore the splines even more, which now means i need a new inner shaft cos its beyond use anymore..

my gearbox is in a gearbox specialist in the middle of preston somewhere, where the owner will find a replacement shaft hopefully and all seals and filter will be included (nice of him)

sorry bout this mo, but my mate managed to get the hardened splined TC for 200 quid for me, which was bought from this company.. reckons a 2nd hand shaft will be approx 100 quid maybe, not sure yet, will know cost on monday

but it means the gearbox will be stripped :(

[Nick Mann]

:embarasse

Sounds like at least it will be a proper job at the end. Keep telling us, we're still listening!

Hopefully it will be resolved soon.

[strapping young lad]

will know on monday if the guy can find a 2nd hand shaft or i get a new one but he told me that if he gets me a new one he will ensure i get the modified shafts which have extended ends with longer splines to get more contact with the TC.

he doesnt reckon the previous TC was enforced either.

[strapping young lad]

another update (tell me when to stop!)

gearbox inner shaft cannot be obtained via recon

new part only

shaft and TC and rebuild gearbox plus oils and seals

550 quid!

[strapping young lad]

woohoo igot my car back

plus the damaged gear shaft

got some piccies too but havent worked out how to attach them yet!

[strapping young lad]

the pics are on my garage but i can only have 3 on there????

also ive been advised the best way to check the level of ATF is to have it running warm and with the engine on and the gear in neutral

so the gearbox bloke says anyway

[Kieran]

also ive been advised the best way to check the level of ATF is to have it running warm and with the engine on and the gear in neutral

so the gearbox bloke says anyway

Yep. Get the car and the gearbox fluid nice and warm (10 minute drive).

Stop on level ground, go through and select all the gears you can, then return to N and make sure the fluid level is inbetween the 'Hot' marks. :thumbsup:

[strapping young lad]

how can i get more pics on the vgarage bit then?

[lord]

Interesting thread.

This happened to me in November and it cost just under £700. Never very nice before Christmas!

[strapping young lad]

did you get the reinforced gear shaft and TC rather than stock items?