well i got to tear into the car tonight. i drained the tranny oil
replaced the filter, and filled it back up. the old tranny fluid fille
up a one gallon bucket :eek: so i know it was way over full. bu
anywase, after putting it all back together i backed it up and it stil
didnt go. so i am waiting for tommorow to work on it some more, i don
think i gave it enough time to build pressure :confused
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big bad chev
go back to qslim's post about line pressure
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I don't think it's simply a question of worn friction clutches or
fluid, because your forward gears work fine.
I'm not a transmission expert, but would guess is something in the
valve body preventing the reverse clutches from receiving sufficient
hydraulic pressure to engage for reverse
Guessing, if you "tear into it " try disassembling and cleaning the
valve body in solvent
Probably some tiny bit of grit in the wrong place
Total capacity for the transmission is 5.9 quarts, normal drain and
fill 2.5 quarts, overnight drain and fill 3.5 quarts (apx.)
Try to get the right mind set.
IMHO there's a lot more refinement in a Toyota than a Chevy. Just check
wiring under the dash, for example. Think of it as if you're
disassembling a Japanese camera - high level of precision, and every
litttle thing has to be right to avoid problems later.
As you probably already know, intense cleanliness is required for
transmission work. For example, don't use a rag to dry components,
spray or soak in solvent and air dry or carefully blow dry with
compressed air to maintain antiseptic cleanliness.
Could be that's what started your whole problem. Perhaps someone
changed the transmission pan, wiped it down with a rag, and a bit of
thread got jammed in the wrong check valve in the valve body.
what is the manual valve??
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big bad chev
Daniel - 26 Sep 2005 16:26 GMT
what is the manual valve???
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never heard it called that - and it is not a valve - but they may be
thinking of the shift linkage - the lever to which the cable attaches
(from the shift handle on the console in the car).
Haynes manual has a procedure for aligning the shift point correctly -
loosen the lock bolt and start with the lever in Neutral I think - but
it doesn't sound like that's your problem.