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Title: 3 speed tanny issues?
Post by: phantomplanet89 on December 04, 2011, 10:55:21 AM

3 speed auto in my 92 tracker. Shifts good once it gets going. But from Dead stop take off... it like slips in and out of first a few times, but once i am already going its good. and the longer i drive it at a time the better it seems to do from a take off... Any ideas whats wrong?

Title: Re: 3 speed tanny issues?
Post by: Drone637 on December 04, 2011, 01:05:57 PM

When was the last time you had the transmission fluid flushed?  I have had a couple of automatics with shifting issues taken care of by that.

Title: Re: 3 speed tanny issues?
Post by: phantomplanet89 on December 04, 2011, 05:57:57 PM

I havent had it changed yet. only just started driving it... Bout it about 2 months ago for cheap with Issues.. Guy said it had been sitting about a year. It just has kinks i have to get worked out. going to put the lucas tranny sttuff in it. and when i get the money ill get it serviced..

Title: Re: 3 speed tanny issues?
Post by: Drone637 on December 05, 2011, 03:50:40 PM

I would just take it to a shop and have them flush the fluid out, that might be enough to fix it.

Title: Re: 3 speed tanny issues?
Post by: phantomplanet89 on December 05, 2011, 06:56:50 PM

i hope. I just gotta get the money around for it... have about a million bills all at once right now..

Title: Re: 3 speed tanny issues?
Post by: biker on December 06, 2011, 06:50:21 PM

Save yourself some money and do it yourself http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/how-to/maintenance/1272521 (http://www.popularmechanics.com/cars/how-to/maintenance/1272521) Then buy a can of Seafoam  trans cleaner and I'll bet it's way better

Title: Re: 3 speed tanny issues?
Post by: SebastianCaine on December 28, 2011, 02:44:38 PM

I'm having the same problem with mine.  I had the ATF replaced a few times now but the gears still don't engage right away from cold starts.  It's like the car has to warm up first before the Reverse or Drive engages.  It takes 5 to 10 minutes.

Would there be a need for an overhaul?

Title: Re: 3 speed tanny issues?
Post by: talonxracer on December 28, 2011, 08:19:26 PM

Yeah, sounds like rebuild time. There is a company that makes a upgrade rebuild kit for the th180, http://www.altousa.com/am/high_performance (http://www.altousa.com/am/high_performance)

Title: Re: 3 speed tanny issues?
Post by: HERC99 on January 10, 2012, 07:29:12 PM

try changing the vac vafl on the side the Tran in on the right side i had the same problem n i changed that n it when a way