DiehardGL-10 Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 i got an 87 GL-10 turbo 4wd. last year the car wouldnt shift outa 1st unless i manualy put it into 2nd. the repair shops said i needed to have the tranny rebuilt, since i didnt have alota money i let it sit till i could try to fix it myself when i had summer break. Since then i did a lil research and figured it was the governer. About 3 weeks ago the 87 taurus i drive , which is a beater, had to be towed to a nearby new service center. Douring the tow the towstraps broke free i was told, and the front grill and headligt was destroyed and the header pannel was broken. they fixed the problem it was towed for, which was a new coil needed. the car was driavable and in lew of them buying me a new grill headlight and headder, i told them that i had another car they could fix insted (they are transmition specialests ) i told them i just fould out it was the governer gear , i seen the applecoring. They took a look at it , told me i was right. i had to wait 2 weeks till he could locate a new one and then he put it in and fixed it . i only drove it arrround town when i got it back and about a week later i went 45 min upstate and the check enginlight came on at 10 min efore i got there, when i came back home came thing happened. 10 before i got home it came on. Another thing i noticed after that trip when i checked all the fluids was, the oil was about a quart over filled for some reason. i called and let the guy know it was on and waht happened. he told me drain a quart out and if it comes on again just bring it in. whell the next day it was ok, my mom used the car all day to run errans arround town so i thought it was ok . then a couple days later i had to take a trip again upstate a lil (this laborday weekend) i had to drive to my brothers and about 20 mins into the trip the car kicked outa gear and was back in 1st only again. i was i the same boat , so i turned the car arround, got off the highway and started home on the side roads , and the light came back on. idono if i could take it back to the guy because it was not written up and i hade no paperwork wit it when he replaced the gear. so i am wondering if i i have to end up paying for it , can somone tell me where i can just buy the gear myself , i can take it out but i have no idea where to find one. i tried for a few weeks before i had this guy do it. Also if i have to end up having him do it? can somone tell me what a good price for it would be? labor rate arround here is 83 an hour. I have no idea what a part like that would be. And any suggestions to why it blew again after 3 weeks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NorthWet Posted May 30, 2006 Share Posted May 30, 2006 AFAIK, this gear is a Dealer-only part... between $33-75, dependign on the dealer. BTW, these gears are suppsoed to be available in both nylon and steel, though all I have seen are the steel ones. If you wore out this gear in a short period of time, then you have more severe issues. The drive gear may be damaged, the bearings supporting the drive gear may be worn out, or maybe just that the governor needs its usual good cleaning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOOBOUTLAW Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Hatchy sent his MR-2 to the shop, and another vehicle rolled into it, doing some damage that would make ME uncomfortable (But Hatchy is not yet totally automotive Knowledgable as I yet), they got the motor wired and plumbed and running... free of charge... cuz of a mishap... I would go ape************ with a sawed off or full auto.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOOBOUTLAW Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Pardon my American..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOOBOUTLAW Posted May 31, 2006 Share Posted May 31, 2006 Post is about the dealer mech part, if it seems off topic..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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