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- Year, Model & Trim Level
- '98 EB, '93 Limited
I just rebuilt a 4x4 A4LD. When I first installed it I had a leaking shifter linkage, a snapped nut on the kick down lever, and a leak from the crappy drain plug in the pan. It slipped, kicked, missed gears and downright stalled. I had readjusted the bands TWICE. It did very little good, so I dropped the pan and found gray fluid in the bottom of the pan and the magnet full of tiny metal shavings. The fluid smelt burnt and was a very nasty color.
I decided to fix the leaking broken linkage and replaced the drain plug with a temp sensor. I also replaced the valve body from my previous transmission that I KNEW worked. After all this work I refilled with fresh fluid and drove it for about 20 miles total over a couple of days.
It had no leaks, the shifts were nice and firm, and the temp stayed at about 180-210 but the 3-4 shift only dropped my RPMs at 60 to about 2500. I figured I needed to readjust the kickdown cable. No dice. I then got a CEL tonight and now the transmission started going back to its old ways, hard shifts, slow shifts, and being downright cantankerous. It also started running very hot, at about 250*. I got it home and checked the fluid. It had turned purple and smelled a little burnt.
What is going on with my tranny??
I am all but ready to throw a stick of dynamite at it.
Sorry for the repost but this has now moved into the BIG PROBLEM category.
I decided to fix the leaking broken linkage and replaced the drain plug with a temp sensor. I also replaced the valve body from my previous transmission that I KNEW worked. After all this work I refilled with fresh fluid and drove it for about 20 miles total over a couple of days.
It had no leaks, the shifts were nice and firm, and the temp stayed at about 180-210 but the 3-4 shift only dropped my RPMs at 60 to about 2500. I figured I needed to readjust the kickdown cable. No dice. I then got a CEL tonight and now the transmission started going back to its old ways, hard shifts, slow shifts, and being downright cantankerous. It also started running very hot, at about 250*. I got it home and checked the fluid. It had turned purple and smelled a little burnt.
What is going on with my tranny??
I am all but ready to throw a stick of dynamite at it.Sorry for the repost but this has now moved into the BIG PROBLEM category.
