Well, my cars got 145K on it, and its been about 20K sence the last fluid change, so I thought what the hell, I'll change it with some Mercon V because I have been getting shudder from the TC.... Got the pan off and found 3 valve body bolts stuck to the magnet!! I was like holy $*!#!!! That and the filter was floating in the pan. Well, I figured where the bolts went, tightened them in with a stubby little 1/4" drive ratchet, and gave all the otheres a quick 1/16th of a turn just to make sure.
I put her all back together and filled it up, and went to drive it. Now I didn't get the rumble strips in Lockup anymore, now I get them on the 1-2 shift or if I put it in "2" and start out!! I thought this can't be good, so I kept driving, and it got gradually better and better. Now 3 days later there's no rumbling or nothing, shifts fine. I am thinking it was because the properties of the fluid are different, or I may have overtightened the valve body.
I figure now I am on borrowed time, but how much do you all think I borrowed??? After researching around, I find a '98 trans local for $800 (60K miles) or a '97 for $260 (21K miles) I think I am bent on the '97 for that price difference. That and a Baumann Kit I figure will give me another 2 years out of the car at least!! Any thoughts and suggestions are greatly appriciated as always!!
I put her all back together and filled it up, and went to drive it. Now I didn't get the rumble strips in Lockup anymore, now I get them on the 1-2 shift or if I put it in "2" and start out!! I thought this can't be good, so I kept driving, and it got gradually better and better. Now 3 days later there's no rumbling or nothing, shifts fine. I am thinking it was because the properties of the fluid are different, or I may have overtightened the valve body.
I figure now I am on borrowed time, but how much do you all think I borrowed??? After researching around, I find a '98 trans local for $800 (60K miles) or a '97 for $260 (21K miles) I think I am bent on the '97 for that price difference. That and a Baumann Kit I figure will give me another 2 years out of the car at least!! Any thoughts and suggestions are greatly appriciated as always!!