85 vette trans issues help
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85 vette trans issues help
Well driving on the freeway.and gunned.it and all the sudden felt like the car was in neutral let off gas seems alright then pulled off exit and only has second gear started the car in the morning all gears seem to be working but theres some terrible noise like sumthing broke in the trans then lost all gears again and only had second gear im sure this trans is toast now but I got 86 corvette tranny in good working order will this fit in the 85 ? My trans was rebuilt 2 years ago the 85 -trans and never had no prior warning of.it about to blew happened out of nowhere so 86 trans I have work in this 85 thanks for.ur help
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Dirty fluid, low fluid, over heated, TQ, VB wear, weak front pump, extreme driving such as burnouts. 700R4's have a long history of failing.
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From: Anaheim CA
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Thank.you for all.your replys just sucks what would be proper way to adjust tv cable press d button slider back and push pedal to.floor is.that right ?
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My trannies have always broken without warning; planetary gears, sprag, input shaft, some multiple times, always at the starting line.
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Its all.good.tho just upset they.would throw.another ********.trans in my and keeping the vette trans just wrong but when I pulled out.my old trans Instantly knew wasnt vettw trans besides the cut output shaft and didnt have the v in the trans case but the trans I pulled out was a md8 case from what I red was a good heavy duty case most likely from a truck