Friend of a Friend had an 88 MGM towed to me saying the transmission was slipping. He bought the car at an estate sale and it was known to have transmission problems.
The car is in spectacular condition! it's an LS with ATC and premium sound, grey cloth and 78K showing on the odometer.
Once the car was unloaded off the flat bed, I popped the hood and checked the TV grommet. The TV cable was dangling and half the grommet was missing.
No one was sure how much the car had been driven in this condition. I went to the parts store to find a replacement TV bushing so I could safely drive the car and test the operation of the transmission.
The smallest grommet in this pack was a perfect match
Once I got the grommet installed, I went for a test drive. The 1-2 shift was early and very soft. I only got the transmission to shift into 3rd twice and it slipped badly. The fluid was full, dark red and had a slight burned odor.
With the pan and filter removed the fluid was much darker and there was lots of burned clutch material in the bottom of the pan.
I had the transmission out of the car in about 4 hrs. The exhaust was bit rusty, but nothing broke.
Transmission was disassembled and cleaned for inspection. Everything was perfect inside except for the Direct clutch pack, which is responsible for 3rd gear. ALL the clutches were burned and the steel plates were blued and warped from heat.
Currently, I am waiting on the rebuild kit to show up. New gaskets, seals, clutches and OD band it will be good as new. Also going to install a Trans Go shift improver kit. Once the transmission is installed the TV pressure will be checked and adjusted.
The car is in spectacular condition! it's an LS with ATC and premium sound, grey cloth and 78K showing on the odometer.
Once the car was unloaded off the flat bed, I popped the hood and checked the TV grommet. The TV cable was dangling and half the grommet was missing.
No one was sure how much the car had been driven in this condition. I went to the parts store to find a replacement TV bushing so I could safely drive the car and test the operation of the transmission.
The smallest grommet in this pack was a perfect match
Once I got the grommet installed, I went for a test drive. The 1-2 shift was early and very soft. I only got the transmission to shift into 3rd twice and it slipped badly. The fluid was full, dark red and had a slight burned odor.
With the pan and filter removed the fluid was much darker and there was lots of burned clutch material in the bottom of the pan.
I had the transmission out of the car in about 4 hrs. The exhaust was bit rusty, but nothing broke.
Transmission was disassembled and cleaned for inspection. Everything was perfect inside except for the Direct clutch pack, which is responsible for 3rd gear. ALL the clutches were burned and the steel plates were blued and warped from heat.
Currently, I am waiting on the rebuild kit to show up. New gaskets, seals, clutches and OD band it will be good as new. Also going to install a Trans Go shift improver kit. Once the transmission is installed the TV pressure will be checked and adjusted.
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