Torque converter sticking?911!

[thewishkah]

Guys I need serious help as quick as possible, my 94 xlt a4ld dies as soon as its put into gear . It stumbles in park and I put it into gear and it dies right away, like taking your foot off the clutch in a manual. Is this tc lockup? The truck died in the left lane on the high way today and it cost me 175$ to get it home.

 

[toy720]

It does sound as if the tc is hanging engaged it could be the tc or the tc solenoid causing this could be some other things but i would start with the tc solenoid as it does not require you to yank the tranny.

 

[thewishkah]

Where can I find the tc solenoid? I dont know much about transmissions, so I dont know what to look for. Thanks , Jon

 

[toy720]

It is located on the vb itself you have two solenoids one for od and one fot the tc the one for the tc should be silver and the od one will have a black cover. to do this you will have to drop the pan you will be able to see them then you need a voltmeter to check the ohms i need to look up the specs you can take the tc solenoid out and test it with the battery. on the prongs hook a jumper from pos to one of the prongs and neg to the other prong and you should hear it click. You also might want to look at the top of this page at the stickies at the a4ld vb rebuild that has a lot of pictures.

 

[BrooklynBay]

It is possible that the screen is blocked. Here are some pictures from Glacier991's photo gallery. The first one is the "click test" that Toy just mentioned:

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This view shows the 2 solenoid pulled out of the valve body:

This is the TCC solenoid that you will be working on:

This is the TCC filter on the valve body:

While you have the valve body out, check the spring in the underside of the case for any debris that could be clogged inside of it:

 

[thewishkah]

Thanks for all the help guys, but im am to chicken to tear into the tranny in anyway. I have now 45 miles left on my trannys warranty so I think I'll let the shop handle it, to bad I have to pay the tow or get my friend with his AAA card to get me a tow up there. Thank god this happend before tonight, cause I would then be over my mileage lol. Thanks again guys I apreciate all the help but like I said that stuff scares me because if I mess ANYTHING up it will just cause so many more issues, so now its waiting till tuesday to go in. Thanks again, Jon

 

[BrooklynBay]

It wasn't that long ago since you had some transmission work performed. How many miles did you put on since that time? What was wrong with it last time? I remember that you had it repaired by somebody in Coney Island. I think it was the kick down cable if I remember correctly?

 

[thewishkah]

I had the trans completely replaced and made so its not run through the radiator last Feb, It included "new"case, all internals upgraded bands, updated planetarys, and shift kit. I believe the TC was included in this process. From then I had 18K or 18 months. As of right now I am with in 50 miles of that 18K and I like the shop a lot , I mean I have had my issues with the tranny nothing serious at all and one time it was my fault for F'in around on some Ice/snow hills and they repaired it at no cost.The shop has always been quick to give the truck back in perfect working order and are very nice about it. I do drive kind of hard on it , I will admit so Im glad to have a shop that doesnt blame me for messing it up. The last time it went in was for the kick down cable and it was in and out in about an hour and they said my fluid looked real good. I think this time I am going to bring them an AUX filter to put in line and add an even larger cooler since I will be out of warranty very soon.

 

[toy720]

Thanks Brooklyn Bay i could not find the actual pics.

 

[BrooklynBay]

I just did a search on the photo gallery, and all of Glacier's pictures came up! I guess he should take all of the credit.

 

[thewishkah]

*update*
Well after waiting 3 hours for a flatbed I got my truck to the shop this afternoon and it only cost me $15 for the tow thank god for my friends AAA. Well anyway they said its definetly a TC issue but not sure if it was the solinoid or the TC itself and they said they will call me when they find out the problem. He said it may need a new TC which is not coverd under the warranty, so I need an avg price on a new TC + instalation? I have not been home until tonight and I dont know if they called or not so I am going to call in the morning and see whats the deal.

 

[Turdle]

If they charge you for a torque converter, ask to see and take a pic of old one, from both side. Tell them up front you want to see old parts, before they "return them for core"

 

[toy720]

My Tc aftermarket was 125.00 (part only) Dont know what they will charge you for the r&r ??

 

[BrooklynBay]

I know a couple of places that I could get a remanufactured torque converter for $50-$75. I know that an average price is over $100. Some guys charge almost $300!

 

[thewishkah]

It was 250 installed with all new fluid and filter. I was looking around to try and find a remote oil filter system but NOBODY in brooklyn seems to sell them, and I dont want to order online right now=( . I got the truck home yesterday and guess what happend??...... The VB started to stick, so I drove it back yesterday afternoon and they are replacing it(at no cost) and it should be done in about an hour from now , so I will post again on my PITA tranny lol.

 

[BrooklynBay]

Jon, did you try any speed shops like BadBoyz for that remote filter? They might be a more money than ordering one from a mail order, but if you need it right away, they should have it.

 

[thewishkah]

No I didnt I tried a local shop (Farks super cars) nice place but he doesnt sell parts=(. Well its all back together and working great! they replaced the valve body with a new one with wider passages and they drilled the hole by one of the bores and it seems absolutely perfect. The shift timing, shift firmness is very nice, and the get up and go is a lot better then before, it wasnt so "peppy" lol well as of today I am out of warranty so lets pray that this thing lasts. Where is badboyz? I will def check them out and bring it back to the shop and have them install it so I dont mess anything up lol.

 

[BrooklynBay]

I think they are on 86th. st. I haven't been there in many years, so I don't remember which avenue they are closest to.

 

[thewishkah]

Thanks Brooklynbay I think I found a seller but I just have to wait to have the cash, Thanks again for all the help everyone, Jon