Posted by Mark (IP: 161.160.61.44) on September 16, 1999 at 10:44:24:
In Reply to: Sigh... posted by Paulie on September 16, 1999 at 09:20:41:
While your doing that.....
Check the only two things you can do to a tranny without dropping it and opening it up. I think Alice is automaic
Warm her up and fill check the fluid. I am sure you have done that.
Secondly, a misaligned linkage may be an easy fix. That nut doesn't need to come too loose before your gadge says your in reverse but the tranny just ins't quite there. Anyway it is an easy check and can't hurt.
When Alice is cold and you have the car blocked and on jackstands if you need to lift her. I didn't need to lift mine when I checked my linkage.
Going from under the drivers side door the linkage is about 2 feet under the car attached to the side of the tranny by one nut. Take that nut off and slide the linkage out of the way. Remember where it is now because that is park. (Either all the way up or all the way down, I can't remember without looking at it.) Then using your hand or, vice grips if you have to, put the tranny in the different gears. you should hear nice smooth clicks. (P,R,N,D,D1,D2) Put Alice back in park.
Have a friend open the door and shift the car into different gars while your holdind the linkage and when they do check for any play. There shouldn't be any. If there is then you have a problem at the other end of the linkage. Put your shifter back into park.
Now replace the bottom end ot the linkage back onto the tranny and tighten the nut. If it was a bit off or loose then you will feel the difference immediately. Good luck hope that a loose linkage is all that you have.