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Car Forum / Pontiac / Pontiac Cars / February 200897 Bonneville SSE trans problem
My sons 97 Bonneville crapped out. I put it in reverse and it made a hard clunk. Then when I put it in drive it worked but about a block later it started making a horrible rattling, grinding noise. The only gear that would move forward is L1. I drove it home (5 blocks) in L1 at about 5mph while making this horrible sound. It makes the sound when in park, but not as loud. Is this a fried clutch plate or is the transmission toast? I can get a used one from a U-Pull it for $275. How hard is this to do in my garage? I've done rear wheel drive before but never a front wheel drive and it intimidates the crap out of me. :) Garage wants $1300 for a used one installed with no warranty.  SignatureLannie >My sons 97 Bonneville crapped out. > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > >Garage wants $1300 for a used one installed with no warranty. Likely chewed thebig "spline" out of the clutch housing. Can't remember the actual name of the part - but I did it on my '94 3.8. I think it's called the forward clutch hub. It's pretty flimsy when you get a look at it.. Could also be the Lo roller clutch. Actually more likely than the clutch nhub, becaue IIRC that just took out drive SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com I assume the whole thing has to come out to fix that?? I'm good enough to take a transmission out and back in but not too knowledgeable about working on them. All my experience is rear wheel drive stuff from the 70's. :) Lannie >>My sons 97 Bonneville crapped out. >> [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > Could also be the Lo roller clutch. Actually more likely than the > clutch nhub, becaue IIRC that just took out drive >I assume the whole thing has to come out to fix that?? I'm good enough to >take a transmission out and back in but not too knowledgeable about working >on them. All my experience is rear wheel drive stuff from the 70's. :) > >Lannie Definitely needs to come out. >>>My sons 97 Bonneville crapped out. >>> [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] >> Could also be the Lo roller clutch. Actually more likely than the >> clutch nhub, becaue IIRC that just took out drive SignaturePosted via a free Usenet account from http://www.teranews.com |
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