Troubled tranny

[HPI HIGH]

I HAVE A 88 STX WITH A4LD WONT SHIFT INTO 3RD OR OD ANY IDEAS

 

[kevinsranger]

I HAVE A 88 STX WITH A4LD WONT SHIFT INTO 3RD OR OD ANY IDEAS

pull the pan and inspect it, mine went bad 2 weeks ago, i pulled the pan and have several large metal pieces of the intermediate band.

 

[HPI HIGH]

I changed fluid and filter old fluid looked good and wasnt burnt either nothing out of the ordinary

 

[riverviewcontracting]

when you put the filter up did you torque it right because mine did that whe the valve body was to tight

 

[kevinsranger]

I changed fluid and filter old fluid looked good and wasnt burnt either nothing out of the ordinary

did you check the modulator and vaccuum hose going to it?


i swapped mine out last week, its not that hard except i had a few bellhousing to engine block bolts that had to be grinded out because they refused to budge

 

[HPI HIGH]

So here it is i put in the converter lock up switch like it said in tech artical and the od worked. So what could be bad that is not leting it go in without the switch?thanks for all the help and anymore yuo can give me.