95 Grand Am tranny?? problems

[hahtubmike]

I recently purchased a 95 Grand Am 3100 at a sale(whoops). Ran and looked good , but on the way home I almost had a heart attack. As I slow down to almost nothing and then accelerate it seems I put it in neutral for a bit and then hard slammed it to drive. Also, in park if you give it a little gas you can hear a thump thump thump... coming from what I think is the tranny area. I assume they are related? Quite frankly, I can't afford to take it to a real shop and my so called neighbor mechanic(legal) says he'll swap with a used one if he can find one, no luck yet. I think it is a fixable, not replacement, item. What do my experts out there think? Thanks Mike

[xeroinfinity]

If its slamming, not good !!!
Could be the torque converter but I'd say its about had it.
If its not to far gone it can be rebuilt, though a used one is much cheaper.

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