Help!!!!!!!!

[BigBobE]

Wonder which of you will be first to find the cause?

i will be paid on wednesday for selling car so its going to mechanic on thursday

but i will have a butchers tomorrow

[MattF]

You found a buyer for that black thing you had then? (I can't remember what it was).

[BUSHWHACKER]

In an automatic transmission 1st and reverse share similar gears in the planetary gearset. If reverse is gone, 1st will most likely be next.

Re-build or re-new methinks!

[BigBobE]

You found a buyer for that black thing you had then? (I can't remember what it was).

its a navy blue BMW

[BigBobE]

In an automatic transmission 1st and reverse share similar gears in the planetary gearset. If reverse is gone, 1st will most likely be next.

Re-build or re-new methinks!

but it was fine till atf change and tinker with kickdown cable

big money????

[MattF]

its a navy blue BMW

Could have sworn it looked black. Must have been the camera angle or light.

[BUSHWHACKER]

but it was fine till atf change and tinker with kickdown cable

big money????

They can go instantly.

Try adjusting the kick-down cable so there's no slack in it see if there's any change, although I can't see that it's anything to do with reverse.

You could also try unplugging the transmission ECU and re-inserting it to see if that cures the problem. It's behind the kick panel by the throttle pedal on the 2.4s, the 3.0 have integrated engine/transmission ECUs.

Did you answer my question ....'Does the reverse beeper still work?

[MattF]

In an automatic transmission 1st and reverse share similar gears in the planetary gearset. If reverse is gone, 1st will most likely be next.

Re-build or re-new methinks!

What exactly does the kickdown do though Vince? Can that have any bearing on this type of problem, or is it one of those purely coincidental type faults?

[BigBobE]

What exactly does the kickdown do though Vince? Can that have any bearing on this type of problem, or is it one of those purely coincidental type faults?

yeah what is the purpose of this cable???

[BUSHWHACKER]

What exactly does the kickdown do though Vince? Can that have any bearing on this type of problem, or is it one of those purely coincidental type faults?

Kick-down cables just adjust/divert the line pressure to change down gears according to how far the throttle is pressed , road speed and load on the engine.

[BigBobE]

Kick-down cables just adjust/divert the line pressure to change down gears according to how far the throttle is pressed , road speed and load on the engine.

could it have a bareing on our problems??

[greecysurf]

could it have a bareing on our problems??

BDT and Bigbobe, the problem could be one of several things, with the kickdown cable, there is a solonoid and wire connection,

i need to know what gearbox model no you have, but generally,
To Disconnect kickdown cable, after removal from throttle linkage, release the drain plug from the oil pan and drain, then drop the front stabilizer bar,and tail shaft from vehicle.
3] loosen and withdraw pan retaining bolts, then using no, 09032-00100, brake the seal between the pan and case,lower pan.
4] detach the solonoid wire, then unclip the throttle from the valve body cam assembly.
5] loosen the throttle cable retainer bolt, then withdraw the cable assembly from the transmission case.

assembly, this may be the problem, bdt, maybe the solonoid wire is not connected, bigbobe, maybe you accidently broke or disconnected the wire.

1fit the cable assembly into place in the transmission case and retain with the securing bolt.
2] attach the throttle cable to the valve body cam assembly and reconnect the solonoid wire.
3] replace transmission oil pan with a new gaskeyt, tension all the pan bolt to correct torque specs, TORQUE TRANSMISSION OIL SUMP: 75KG-CM [65in-LB, 7.4Nm.
4] to fit a stopper to a new cable, follow previously descrideb procedure.
5] fit the front tail shaft and stabilizer bar to the vehicle, then retain the cable with the clamp and connect to the throttle linkage.

so the problem could be the cable or, gear linkage fit adjustment,

Adjustment ofShift Linkage.
1] loosen the nut on the connecting rod.
2] [a] pull the transmission lever fully back,
[b] move the transmission lever 2 notches to the "neutral" position,
[c] place the shift lever at "neutral"
3.[a] hold the lever towards "reverse" position, tighten the connecting linkage rod nut.
[b] road test vehicle.

hope it helps.

[Webbo]

In one word, bitch, every thing is very tightly packed around it, reason i said to check and see if its loose, mine done the same as yours, thought bolax, got underneath to remove it, it was loose and moving around, so whoever done it last time, only done the bolts hand tight and gave up, like i said, time to get to know her,

To tighten the bottom bolt which is threaded into the stater is really not to bad.
You will need a socket one of those flexi ends and about 20" of extension bars.
With the wheel off push the assembled bars and socket through underneath between the bulkhead and bell housing, jiggle the socket onto the bolt and there you go its really easy.

[BioHazard]

What annoys me is we had reverse when we had it up on axle stands hence still think it is fluid related

[Webbo]

Is it fixed yet Bob? or have I missed somthing...