Trans installed but wont go into gear...

[nexus_7]

Ok, so I have LAN's super trans installed and it is in park. I put it in reverse or any other gear (d-1) and it does nothing. As in it dosent sound like it goes into gear or lurch or anything. What did I forget to hook up or do wrong?

All fluids are filled properly.

Thanks.

Greg

[Sir. Nate]

Did you hook up the linkage?

[TomsSVX]

who installed it?? Were they sure they had the torque converter fully seated on the oil pump prior

Tom

[nexus_7]

I installed it. The linkage is hooked up but could it be done wrong? Because: in park the car does not move 9a good thing), but every other gear I put it in I can just roll the care in both directions.

As far as the torque converter, everything is mated up perfectly. Unless there is something I dont know about or understand.

The car does start up if anyone was wondering.

Greg

[longassname]

the inhibitor switch is the electronic device on the side of the transmission which the shift linkage connects to. There is a hole in the shift linkage arm, a hole in the inhibitor switch arm, and an indenture in the transmission which should all line up with dowel pin (or appropriate size hex key, etc). Then you tighten the bolts which hold the inhibitor swtich on all the way.

The outside of the shift cable bolts to the back of the transmission. The inside of the shift cable connects to the shift linkage arm.


Did you at any time disconnect or adjust the shift cable end inside the car?

If everything in the shift linkage is correct then the problem probably goes back to the installation of the torque converter (or you don't have anywhere close to enough fluid in it).

How much fluid did you put in it?

Did you take out the input shaft? Did you put the input shaft back in all the way? Did you get the torque converter seated correctly? Three things must spline. The ones that turn are the input shaft (center most) and the pump shaft (outer most); the middle one holds the stationary part of the torque converter stationary. The input shaft turns the internals in the transmission. The pump pumps the fluid to operate the clutch packs and lubricate everything.

You can disconnect a transmisison fluid cooler hose and use a clean galon jug to catch the fluid. Have someone else start the car and it should pump fluid faster than you can imagine (so have the other person ready to turn the engine off quickly). If it doesn't you still don't have the torque converter installed correctly and the pump isn't being driven.

If it's pumping fluid and the shift linkage is operating start looking around your garage for the input shaft.

[longassname]

I grabbed your statements from the original thread you started because looking at them I see some reason to suspect you are still doing something wrong with the torque converter installation or possibly damaged the pump or torque converter on the first go around.

The circlip that holds the pump shaft to the torque converter doesn't hold it from rotating. It only holds it on so when you pull the torque converter out it pulls out with it. The circlip is on the outside end of the pump shaft that installs into the torque converter. Since it is in between the torqe converter and pump shaft which are locked from rotating by the tab on the pump shaft it's impossible for the circlip to cause a binding like you described. You must have done something else wrong.

Originally Posted by nexus_7

After installing the new torque converter into LAN's trans and attaching it all to the car (4 bell housing bolts and 4 torque converter to plate bolts) I can only rotate the shaft about 1/8 a turn before it rubs on something/binds. If I push threw it clunks/pops and moves another 1/8 turn...What did I do wrong? I am pulling it off tomorrow to see if there is something not lined up right but I dont know how there could be.

After taking the trans back off we found the C clip that held the torque converters extension came loose and they separated. Went out and bought a really skinny pliers to reach in and pull it out. I had to reuse the old c clip and then decided to use the old extension as well. We then reinstalled the trans and everything now seems to be working. The New one would just disengage if moved even slightly.

Greg

[longassname]