Mike96z

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Hello!

So my 98 SS months ago decided that it wouldn't go anywhere when shifted into 3 or 4. Basically, I was driving, hit the gas a little bit and noticed the car was going nowhere. I immediately assumed that 3-4 went out and that I needed a rebuild.

Now as I start tearing things down, I pulled the pan (should've done this first) and I find a piece of the valve body gasket in the pan. I have a feeling the valve body gasket is the problem here. It would go into 3-4 but it would feel like it wouldn't go if i gave it much gas at all, but 1-2 seemed fine.

I think I'm gonna try to install a shift kit with new valve body gaskets, any recommendations or experience with this or things I should do or look for or do you think this isn't my issue at all?

Thanks for the help!

bbond105

Pull the valve body and look to see if there is a piece of the gasket missing. I have never seen a gasket come a part once it was installed. I’m not saying it can’t happen, just that I have never seen or heard if it.

Mike96z

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I ordered the TransGo kit, I will pull it apart once I get it in but yea it's a part of the gasket around the edge, it's definitely from my car but will verify once I get the valve body off.

Mike96z

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clinebarger

That part of the gasket being missing would cause a Accumulator Oil leak & a Harsh 2nd gear. If you have the unit out of the car.......Pull it down & check it out!!!!

Mike96z

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Transmission is still in the car. I have the pan off of it, but once my kit arrives gonna pull the valve body off, replace what's broken and give it a try. There could be other busted pieces up there that I can't really see. 1-2 wasn't harsh at all, seemed to work fine. I suddenly lost 3-4 without warning, it will shift to those gears but there's no go when I press the gas. Most of my experience I've gotten signs that a transmission was gonna go, this was pretty sudden. Fluid looks good, I don't smell anything bad, I'm hoping for the best. If it does nothing oh well, pull the transmission and have it rebuilt. I was going to buy the shift kit anyhow to have it installed for the rebuild.

clinebarger

Pull the 1-2 Accumulator Housing & see if a piece of the gasket is missing......This could be a sloppy service of the EPC or Internal Harness & the tech tore the VB gasket...Then replaced the gasket as fast as possible by cutting that piece out of a new gasket, In fact you could just replace the 1-2 Accumulator part of the gasket if part of it is actually missing.

I'll be around the shop working my car tomorrow & have 100,000 separator plate gaskets if you need.
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Mike96z

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This is exactly what they did. I assume this isn't my problem then. I guess I'll have to pull the transmission then.

clinebarger

Time to pull it out.