[Shotimes] First post - knackered transmission :-(

[Justin Jones]

My first (origonal) transmission self-destructed @ 147,xxx (final drive gear 
imploded, shot out throught transmission casing in 5 spots, unrebuildable) 
superbowl weekend (how convienient) of last year. I wanted the car fixed 
ASAP so instead of figuring out which would be the best route to go, my 
father threw it in a shop (mind you probably the best tranny shop in the 
area) and we swapped it out, with a 95 AX4S with 75,000 and a new TC. Big 
mistake. Transmission worked great for about 8 months(and i took it 
considerably more easy on the car than on the first tranny). And then in 
august it started to slip slightly. And it just got worse. Even after i got 
ahold of a D4U1 it still slipped. Now my car is next to undrivable. Dropping 
the pan next week to find out what the dammage is. Not looking forward to 
it.

Moral of the story: Get a freshly rebuilt, trans-go equiped (prefferably FPS 
built) tranny, and save yourself the labor of having to do it a year 
later...

Doc,
93/95 Emerald on Grey ATX
All Options (except a good tranny)
162,xxx

>-----Original Message-----
>From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net [mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]
>On Behalf Of Jim Malaugh
>Sent: Thursday, January 15, 2004 11:55 PM
>To: shotimes@autox.team.net
>Subject: [Shotimes] First post - knackered transmission :-(
>
>Ladies and gents,
>
>This is on behalf of my son, who commandeered my SHO several years ago and
>has failed to return it. He just moved up to NJ a few days ago. He
>registered for the list, but has no internet access yet, so he asked me to
>post this for him...
>
>He has a '93 ATX with about 150,00 on the odo. On the way home from work
>tonight ( bloody cold in NJ, ice and snow I think ) the throttle seemed to
>stick open. He stopped at a light, with some difficulty, and knocked the
>transmission into neutral, whereupon the engine raced to somewhere around
>5,000 RPM. Being the bright spark that he is ( Ph. D in Mathematics, no
>common sense ), he proceeded to engage drive when the light changed,
>resulting in strange noises from the transmission as he blew it apart, and,
>of course, no drive to the wheels.
>
>So, now he has a 150,000 mile car with, apparently, no transmission.
>
>Can anyone recommend a supplier in the NJ area who could swap out the box 
>at
>a reasonable cost? He just started his first job this week, so he is,
>essentially, broke, at least until he pays off the college debts. I am
>guessing he might be looking at a $2,000 bill? Is it even worth fixing?
>
>Thanks for any advice.
>
>Bye,
>
>Jim M.
>
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