My OD unit was recently rebuilt after finding that a retaining clip had come
loose from the sun gear carrier assembly and "disappeared".
This caused the one of the four sun gears to ride against its carrier and
heat up, causing a whine.
When I queried the dealer as to whether they had done a fluid/filter change
(it was still under warranty), they said no.
So I did one the next day. I found pieces of metal that I could only guess
was the OD clip.....
Luckily, the gears themselves had not deteriorated to a point that the
filter could be clogged....
At 08:26 AM 3/8/98 EST, you wrote:
>In a message dated 98-02-27 12:08:12 EST, you write:
>
><< When these bearings destruct, they
> cause the sun/planetary/anulus and the overrunning clutch to grind up.
> This causes the filter in the transmission to partially clog and
> restricts the flow of fluid which causes low oil pressure on all the
> shift mechanisms and low and behold the clutches begin to slip and
> there goes the tranny. >>
>
>Yo Triple A
>
>I was told from a tranny shop that the OD is the biggest problem and that when
>they go the pieces go through the rest of tranny and kill it. As I understand
>your knowledge the pieces don't actually kill the rest of it but plug the
>filter causing the reaimder of the problems ? If this is the case then as soon
>as you notice a OD problem, if you shut it down and get it towed home you
>could save the rest of the thing ? The other shop had said that if you caught
>the OD problem and not drove it, that you could probably not destroy the rest
>which I didn't understand cause if any pieces got to other parts there would
>be problems but if they are caught by the filter then it would make sense.
>
>Is there any help for the OD problems ?
>
>Bill
>
>
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