Help! I messed up my tranny...

toyteg08 · 11-08-2008, 12:02 PM

Hello all, this is my first post here. I recently bought a '96 fzj80.

This exact same post is on IH8MUD as well. I just joined there too.

I'm not a complete novice as far as mechanical things go, but I'm not the best, obviously, since, like a bonehead, I've messed up my tranny and can't figure it out.

Anyway, this is long. Sorry.

I went to change the transmission fluid out, so I drained it, took off the pan, and the filter. Well, I saw that there seemed to be alot of fluid on top of the valve body, so I took it off to drain that old fluid too. That was my first mistake.

So, a check ball connected to a plastic clip looking thing with an internal spring came out, a spring with a smaller stiffer spring inside of it came out, and the middle accumulator (I think is what it is) came out. They all fell out when I took the valve body off.

Idiot! Only now do I realize this.

So, I held the valve body up, put everything back where I think it went (and I followed the pictures from this link: http://yotatech.com/f88/manual-auto-swap-150243/) and screwed it back in. Put the filter on, put some new gasket maker on the pan, and put it back on.

Now, time for the 2nd mistake.

If Dexron 2 is what came in it, ATF+4 Valvoline synthetic should be better, right? Hey, I've never had an automatic tranny before, and I always ran synthetics of thicker weight in my manual trannies, except for one. So please take it easy on me. Yes, I'm an idiot.

So, I get that all done, fire it up, put it in gear, and......nothing. I give it gas and it jerks. It felt like it was slipping, trying to engage, but having a really hard time doing so.

So, this probably was a third mistake. I bleed out the old fluid myself by disconnecting the hose going to the tranny fluid cooler in front of the radiator. Put in some standard issue Castrol Dexron 3.

Still did the same thing.

Today, I got the bright idea from the previous website I linked to, that maybe it was the line pressure. Maybe, when I took the valve body off, I tweaked the throttle position cable? So, I took off the throttle position cable from the engine side, pulled it out to WOT and clamped it. It drove AWESOME. Slightly clunked into reverse when cold, but once at operating temp, it shifted extremely crisp, and downshifted at my slightest whim. Somewhat aggresive, but very nice.

Fourth mistake, apparently.

Anyway, thinking I was victorious, I pulied into the garage and turned it off. I cleaned up, and 10 minutes later, I went to drive it again. Victorious? HA!

Now, when I put it into reverse, it goes nowhere, does nothing. Rev it, no engagement. It doesn't even try to engage. I can't roll it backward in neutral either. Seems like I should be able to. Also, there is this hissing-or-buzzing-like sound coming from the bottom or sides of the tranny when in park, reverse, and drive; it goes away in neutral. When it's in drive, and I let off the brake pedal, it will roll forward on it's own, as normal. I haven't really driven it though, as I can't back it out of my garage.

Shifting into low range doesn't do anything for it either. I don't know if it even should, I was just trying everything I could think of.

So yes, I'm an idiot and I shouldn't have even touched it. Please don't grill me too hard. I was just trying to do some PM, and have everything on a baseline for my duration of ownership.

The few times I've gotten to drive this thing have been a blast! I love it!!!

Thanks for any help you can provide!

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89needsatranny · 11-11-2008, 06:10 AM

this dude needs help that i cant give him.

1styota4X4 · 11-11-2008, 07:27 AM

bump....someone help him...I only have a 1993 3.0v4 auto tranny fresh build...for sale like 5k miles on it any one help this guy

rowdy235 · 11-11-2008, 03:23 PM

Sorry to break it to ya Bud but I think it's time to head to the local tranny shop.

bigt · 11-11-2008, 03:29 PM

wow man.. i fell your pain...
might be easyier just to get a junkyard tranny and swap it

11-11-2008, 07:27 AM	#3 (permalink)
1styota4X4 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Dallas Texas Posts: 571	bump....someone help him...I only have a 1993 3.0v4 auto tranny fresh build...for sale like 5k miles on it any one help this guy __________________ NEW* 1985 lifted locked dual cases bumpers and sliders now my daily! 1985 Stock Had to do head gasket and some other minor things left. 1983 Hilux 4X4 SR5 4 Sale 3" Rough Country Lift 32" Goodyear Wranglers. Custom bumpers being made!! 1995 4Runner 4X4 V6 SR5***TRADED

11-11-2008, 03:23 PM	#4 (permalink)
rowdy235 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sweet Home, OR Posts: 1,562	Sorry to break it to ya Bud but I think it's time to head to the local tranny shop. __________________ The Daily Driver: 1998 Tacoma \| Regular Cab \| 4WD \| 2.7L \| 5-Speed Stick \| Mostly Stock The People-Hauler 1988 Grand Wagoneer \| SUV \| 4WD \| AMC 360 \| 3-Speed Auto \| All Stock The Dump Runner 1982 Pickup \| Regular Cab \| 2WD \| 22R \| 5-Speed Stick \| Custom Exhaust FER SALE! http://www.yotatech.com/f108/1982-sh.../#post51229916

11-11-2008, 03:29 PM	#5 (permalink)
bigt Registered User Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: chippawa niagara falls ontario Posts: 3,200	wow man.. i fell your pain... might be easyier just to get a junkyard tranny and swap it __________________ 1991 HILUX SURF SSR-X turbo diesel right hand drive toyota imported in 2005 from japan, 130,000 km 31 bfg a/t auto current build 1987 LWB suzuki samurai. turning 2 into one.. yota axles welded front to back, yota springs , ifs steering box,, this bad boy will not only eat jeeps but toyotas aswell \m/

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