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NOW what did I do?!

So, the Suby was jumping from first to second gear with a lurch, and I saw in a factory manual where the brake band could be adjusted. Loosen the lock nut, turn the bolt to 18 FT LBS, back off 3/4 turn and tighten. Unless the car is jumping from 1st to 2nd and doesn't kickdown properly (both problems).

Trouble was, I don't have a torque wrench small enough to fit in there and couldn't find one on a Sunday. Well, 18 ft-lbs isn't much...

I adjusted it, and the trans jumped on the first 1-2 shift, but then smoothed out. But the car was dragging...

I did it again, put the car in "R" and couldn't back down the ramps!!!

Adjusted it again, still dragging. One more time...

It shifted into Reverse, went down the ramps just fine. I went for a test spin, and about 3/4 mile from home the engine revs are going UP and the car is slowing DOWN!!

I turned around, and the car started moving better and better. I went for about a 10 mile ride, smooth shifts from 1-2, immediate kickdown, seems to be no problem.

I guess what I did was overtightened the band, and it was clamping until it freed itself and settled in...(?)

Reply to
Hachiroku
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Probably...

Reply to
Ray O

That's...what I was hoping you'd say! ;)

Reply to
Hachiroku

The good news... The transmission seems to be shifting properly

The bad news... You probably put a year or two's worth of wear on the friction surfaces. Make sure the fluid didn't get blackened, and if it did, you might want to change it.

Reply to
Ray O

It's coming off the raod soon (and the Supra is going back on!) and it's not going to get driven that much more. Overall I put less than 5 miles on it with the band that tight.

And, let's see if the car *MAKES* it another year or two! ;)

Reply to
Vash the Stampede

Hopefully, it will!

Reply to
Ray O

Ah, the joys of older automatic tranmissions. That's why I only drive manuals. Apart from liking to have a stick to stir the pudding with as it were, a manual can sound like a mobile rock crusher and still move the car. Get almost any problem with the auto and you are stuck on the side of the road, or worse, right in the middle of it.

Years ago I had a Renault R8 that busted a synchro ring 1000km from home, in another state. A little chunk was caught in the gear teeth and sounding REALLY bad. I put the car on a hoist, drained the oil, stuck a water hose into the filler point and spun the wheels to dislodge the piece, refilled the oil and drove the car another 7000 km including 3 rallies before I swapped out the transaxle. All I had to do was double declutch changing

3->4.

SD

Reply to
Stewart DIBBS

I have this car, a '97 Legacy with a BHG (Remember? ;) and a Supra with ATs. My Scion tC, Mazda 626 and Corolla GTS have 5-speeds (and if I have anything to do with it, the Scion will have a 6-speed in a year or two...) The Supra...well, the price was just too good. I want to swap that over to a 5-speed, too. The GL 3-door was bought to deliver newspapers in the winter, and an AT and power windows cut about 20 minutes off my time!

Yeah. Manuals are more forgiving, require less maintenance and allow MUCH better control over the car. Who needs traction control with a 5-speed in a RWD car?

Reply to
Hachiroku

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