I'm no mechanic but....
Hey Korny,
I'm no mechanic, but my rough understanding of automatic transmissions would seem to indicate a couple of things that you could try yourself first:
1. Check your ATF level as per the owner's manual, possibly hot, after first running it manually through each gear, then back into Park. If low, top-up.
2. Check the quality of your ATF, if dirty looking or smelling, change.
3. Could also remove the oil pan & clean-out any friction material residue, then re-fill with new ATF.
4. If you're a little more adventurous, you could also remove the valve body (assuming it's a straight-forward bolt-up job) and clean it out. Gotta be careful here, 'cause there could be a whole mess of springs & ball-valves just waiting to catch you out. Best get a service manual & read it carefully first.
Also, I'm not sure about how the engine is linked to the kick-down control on your car, but that may be something worth investigating. Maybe it's a vacuum-servo arrangement that's got a sticky or even loose diaphram-actuator or something of the like.
Again, mate I am NOT a mechanic, so please INVESTIGATE the simple stuff first.
Cheers
VE-SV6
hi, i have a vy ss crewman (auto) i think theres a prob with my gear box but dont no what it is when i take off it feels like it gets stuck in first gear and keeps reving until i take my foot off acelerator then it changes to 2nd gear after that its fine just the change between 2nd and first, i tried driving it through the gears to c what happend first felt fine clicked it to 2nd felt fine but then when i alccelerated it felt like it drops back to first again and revs hard, am i up for a new gear box maybe?
Hey Korny,
I'm no mechanic, but my rough understanding of automatic transmissions would seem to indicate a couple of things that you could try yourself first:
1. Check your ATF level as per the owner's manual, possibly hot, after first running it manually through each gear, then back into Park. If low, top-up.
2. Check the quality of your ATF, if dirty looking or smelling, change.
3. Could also remove the oil pan & clean-out any friction material residue, then re-fill with new ATF.
4. If you're a little more adventurous, you could also remove the valve body (assuming it's a straight-forward bolt-up job) and clean it out. Gotta be careful here, 'cause there could be a whole mess of springs & ball-valves just waiting to catch you out. Best get a service manual & read it carefully first.
Also, I'm not sure about how the engine is linked to the kick-down control on your car, but that may be something worth investigating. Maybe it's a vacuum-servo arrangement that's got a sticky or even loose diaphram-actuator or something of the like.
Again, mate I am NOT a mechanic, so please INVESTIGATE the simple stuff first.
Cheers
VE-SV6