No reverse

[Mudbug]

Hi everybody,
I just rebuilt my tranny(92 A4LD) and installed the TransGo shift kit. Everything works great, except I have absolutly no reverse. I am trying to eliminate possible causes before I tear into it again or take to a shop to fix it. Has anyone had any experience with the TransGo shift kit? In the shift kit instructions(printed in 1991) it says to install 5 checkballs in the valve body, however the rebuild kit only calls for 4 so I put in the 4. The 5th checkball has to do with reverse and is not used because the later models have a special reverse engagment valve. Has anyone encountered any similar problems with the shift kit or lack of reverse? Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks

 

[JWood]

A4LD

Boy good luck with that question. You are probably way ahead of most us on that. I think a lot of us here are more familiar with experiencing difficulty with the A4LD and just paying to have the darn thing rebuilt!

I really do admire your ability to tackle a tranny rebuild though!! By the way, do you think it is a more or less reliable transmission than most?

[Edited by JWood on 11-22-2000 at 11:13 AM]

 

[Mudbug]

In my opinion (based on what I have heard and learned through this rebuild) the A4LD isn't quite up to the task of any heavy duty use such as 4 wheelin or towing heavy loads. I beefed mine up a little by adding the shift kit and a kevlar faced, fully brazed torque converter. Now if I only had reverse.....

 

[CHH777]

Mudbug,

Where did you get that torque converter?