hey guys i think i have an issue with my transmission
i drive a 94 RS and at like 70-80MPH
my RPM's = 3000 WHAT THE BBQ>?

 

Well... your 3/4 clutch pack might be slipping a little. Altho when clutch packs go they usually go completely... Thats one thing to look into tho.

 

i have no clue as to what you just said lol


uh uh uh uh ??? my cars an auto matic...

 

Um auto's have clutches too...

 

i did not know that

 

Haha its ok. The clutches are in these like, packs. Hence, clutch packs. 1 & 2 share a pack, and 3 & 4 share another. If the 3 & 4 clutch pack is starting to go, you might gradually see the same speed (say... 80mph) being held with more RPMs as time goes on until one day you're on the highway and "WAAAAAAHHHHHH" your rpms rocket and the car feels like it is in neutral. Thats a burnt up clutch pack, it is not grabbing anymore and allowing the engine to whine out...This may not be your problem, but you should check it out.

 

hmm if that where the problem how muc his it gonna cost to fix that ?

 

New clutch packs and bands can run a couple hundred.

 

I take it this is according to your factory tach....

Check the accuracy of your dash trim package against a piece of test equipment before you get all excited about needing trans work. Any tune-up type place would have a sufficiently accurate real tach.

Make sure your trans is going into the right gear; i.e. shifting all the way up into OD, and the converter clutch is locking up.... yuo should feel 4 shift-like events as the car accelerates from a standstill to cruise; 3 gear shifts, and the clutch lock-up.

 

where would be the cheapest place for me to take my ride to get it check out ie have them hoook it up to there computer and have them takle a look at my motor /transy ..



PepBoys ?

 

ok on the freeway in OVERDRIVE my rpms @ 80MPH = 2400-2500
IN DRIVE on the freeway my rpms @ 80 mph =3400

 

OMG, let me get Hydramatic on the phone right away and tell them they have been teaching us wrong all these years!!!!!

For future reference, all foward gears use the foward clutch. 2nd gear and 4th gear share the one and only band in the transmission. 3&4 share the same clutch pack. There is no "1-2 clutch".