Transmission 3.1 95 Lumina Sedan- Hard Reverse

[WBoyd]

We have an intermittant hard shift into reverse gear. Have to speed up engine for reverse to engage. Otherwise xmsn runs smooth. Something simple to fix or overall?

[SlamminMOfo]

A few things... have you changed your tranny filter / fluid lately??

Another thing... have you examined your motor mounts? Maybe its the engine moving making al of that racket?!?! Just a thought.... let us know so that we can possibly help a little more.

[WBoyd]

Fluid & Xmsn fluid is fine.
Not motor mounts.
Problem sounds like hard engagement internal to xmsn.

[broughy84]

sounds like the reason you have to give it gas to get it in the gear (if i am reading this right) is because you may have a leaking pressure seal inside the trans. May be a piston, amy be something else. I think I would take this to a trans shop!

[WBoyd]

Thanks for the advice. You are probably right that it needs a transmission shop expertise.

[WBoyd]

Originally Posted by WBoyd

Thanks for the advice. You are probably right that it needs a transmission shop expertise.

7/31/04 - Took it to smsn shop and they said needed a rebuild for $2000. After 3 weeks this problem went away. The xmsn runs fine now. I think something was sticking inside transmission and eventually came unstuck.

[98Lumina]

Transmission shops suck ass!

I was told six months ago that my transmission would lock up and become worthless if I drove another hundred miles unless I gave them $600.

That was six months and 11,000 miles ago and I haven't had a problem since. Go figure.