cd45 Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 OK, going into town today and the Brat quit. The tranny has no gears. It just sits and does nothing. The only thing that works is Park. I really don't want to mess with it right now but, does anyone have any ideas? I plan to put a 4SP manual into it anyway, just wasn't ready to do it now. Please help. Any ideas or a manual D/R tranny would be good. P.S. All fluids are good, checked them before I left the house. New vacuum modulator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skip Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 cd thats a bummer (just a tip it's a "3AT" not 3EA) incase you go searching the search needs four letters, use the wild card * i.e. 3AT* First guess is low fluid level. You said you checked it but.. It is very hard to check these tranny's fluid level. I'd check it again warm, running in park. Some Lucas tranny honey may help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chef_tim Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 Did you try putting it in 4wd??? If an axle stripped out it will just sit and spin. Just an idea, Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skip Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 Tim he says "The only thing that works is Park." If the axle striped it's splines would it still lock the front end? I thought not. I think we had a post recently where the CV broke and the car, while in park drifted out of the parking spot? Would be worth a try though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 OK, going into town today and the Brat quit. The tranny has no gears. It just sits and does nothing. The only thing that works is Park. I really don't want to mess with it right now but, does anyone have any ideas? I plan to put a 4SP manual into it anyway, just wasn't ready to do it now. Please help. Any ideas or a manual D/R tranny would be good. P.S. All fluids are good, checked them before I left the house. New vacuum modulator. I'm not going to state the obvcious, but lets anyway Does it have fluid? Does it work in any of the manual selections did it give any wanring signs? is the fluid burnt? What happens when you power brake the brat, does the tach needle stop, or does it act like its in neutral. nipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nug Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 Tim he says"The only thing that works is Park." If the axle striped it's splines would it still lock the front end? I thought not. I think we had a post recently where the CV broke and the car, while in park drifted out of the parking spot? Would be worth a try though. I agree with the notion that it deserves a second glance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cd45 Posted February 2, 2008 Author Share Posted February 2, 2008 It does not work in any gear. No movement at all. It acts like it is in nuetral. It gave no indication that it was going out. Disconnected the passing gear switch, nothing changed. There is no noises at all that would tell me what is wrong. Gen.Bart want to know if there is a check valve in the tranny? Thanks guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
[HTi]Johnson Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 So when it's in drive, does the speed go up when you give it gas? If you break an axle in an automatic, it'll send the power to the broken one, even in 4wd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nipper Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 You know what im thinking .... a shattered flexplate. nipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloyale Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 P.S. All fluids are good, checked them before I left the house. New vacuum modulator. Dumb Question, but have you checked them since it started not driving??? I'm thinking no fluid. Did one of the trans cooler (to the radiator)hoses break or come off? Is you're diff full of fluid?? Barring that, perhaps the fluid pump gave out somehow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cd45 Posted February 3, 2008 Author Share Posted February 3, 2008 Fluids are still good. Transaxle and tranny. It makes no noise, does not go into gear. It does not speed up, when it went out, the RPM's went up, just like it was in nuetral. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hondasucks Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 Could possibly be a broken pump drive shaft, they are pretty skinny. Maybe put a pressure gauge on it? IF it's somethign stupid, fix it, but if it's something that requires yankin the tranny out, swap it to a manual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeshoup Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 I'm with nipper. Maybe the flexplate broke. Pull off the timing inspection cover and spin the engine. See if you see anything wrong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cd45 Posted February 4, 2008 Author Share Posted February 4, 2008 Never mind. I am now looking for a manual tranny. I want a D/R anyway. Now I have the excuse I need to find one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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