[Supras] 88 Auto Trans

[Larry B]

Just curious, as I know little about automagics,

Is this what the "sawdust" quick fix is about?

Larry B


Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 09:35:34 -0400
From: "supraman88" <supraman88 at verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [Supras] 88 Auto Trans
To: "Joe Mama" <its4sale899 at yahoo.com>,	<Supras at supras.com>
Message-ID: <00b101c6f127$f569d490$a103a8c0 at omegafilters.com>
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Oh, dear that's not good at all...

On mine, 2 of the solenoids need to be replaced, so I will have to drop the 
pan
and dump out about 3 quarts of fluid.
It's black as the Ace of Spades, so this is NOT a good thing.

Generally, just draining and filling will not cause this condition, but a
flushing will.
In our cases, the Black fluid means the Friction Material has worn off the
Clutches and Brakes and become suspended in the fluid, providing the 
friction
needed to keep the car moving. By draining the fluid, you removed too much 
of
the Friction Material, and now the 'naked' clutch plates have nothing to 
grab
onto.

This is a pretty grave situation, as it means removing the tranny from the 
car
and tearing it down to replace the friction surfaces. About $1200 and no
guarantees! (I can't understand how a tranny shop can charge so much and 
then
not work!).

We now see why, when I first came here, my first question was how to install 
a
W58 5-Speed into my NA '88!
Mine is well on it's way; I have to shift 'manually' because of the 
soleniods,
and I am afraid to do it for the problem you just ran across!

I generally tell people with older cars that have not had regular tranny
service, SAVE THE OLD FLUID! It may be the only thing keeping the car 
running!

Please, let us know what you find. I'm sure there are more than just you and 
I
in this boat!

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