Suba9792 Posted August 2, 2010 Share Posted August 2, 2010 So my 3at is having issues, I was told to check the governor gear thingy, and the flex plate, but this may be a dumb question but could it possibly be the bearings in the diff for the front drive axles?:-\ It clinks when you take off from a start, and requires some rpms for it to even get in gear, reverse takes some rpms then a clunk, there is fluid leaking from some where on the tranny that drips onto the exhaust after the cat. The problem started after my wife accidentally threw it in reverse going about 20 mph, she is used to the 5spd in our 97 Leg Brighton, so I guess I could see why it happened, I'm just hoping that the tranny isn't cracked and or have stripped gears or somthin inside, I'm going to pull it apart on Tuesday to asses the situation, if any one has ideas please HELP:lol: of if I could get anyone to help me out I'd throw in a case of brewski's:banana: Mike, Sandy, Oregon 92 Loyale wagon 4WD 97 Legacy Brighton 4WD Tamiya Imprezza rally car RC Axial Honcho RC Crawler scale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suba9792 Posted August 2, 2010 Author Share Posted August 2, 2010 really? no one has any info, fooey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhelme Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 How did you check the flexplate for cracks. Pull the engine? That is the only way to tell for sure. The fluid could be coming from the front seal and the only way to change it is pull the engine or the tranny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john in KY Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 Don't think the flexplate could be the problem but there is a fair chance the transmission case cracked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Ed Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Mike After you check the trans for cracks, check the vacuum control module. Its on the pass side of the trans. They are known to leak and give the same shifting problems that you've described. They are fairly cheep. Remember to use a new o-ring when you replace it! Ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suba9792 Posted August 14, 2010 Author Share Posted August 14, 2010 I really don't think the tranny case is cracked because it only leaks fluid when its running and in gear, but still I wont know until I check, but I did just order the vacuum module and a new pan gasket since I did pull it to see if there was any junk inside, Hopefully I wont have to replace the tranny they cost too much:slobber: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suba9792 Posted August 19, 2010 Author Share Posted August 19, 2010 so I pulled th modulator and from the looks of it the fluid is coming from that general area, I just ordered a new 14 bolt pan gasket,modulator, and working on getting a new downshift solenoid from the dealer(the others from rockauto), hopefully they both come with new o-rings:-\ And I also ordered a new vacuum line from the modulator to the rest of the birds nest, so I hope that this will do the trick, otherwise its going to be time to save the cash and do the EJ and 5spd swap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suba9792 Posted August 19, 2010 Author Share Posted August 19, 2010 Silverhelme are you taking the seal between the tranny and front diff? that would be a pain it the A$$ to fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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