Okay... i was pulling out from a stop sign, turning left in my automatic maxima and i punched it and started doing a burnout.. the tires spun obviously but it stayed in first gear when it was done spinning, after that i continued to floor it, it shifted into second, i still had it floored and as the car went to shift into 3rd gear there was a clunk and it felt like it was in neutral... i pulled off the side of a road and tried to go through the gears.... first, second, third, and reverse dont work.. it just feels like it is in neutral, but it stays in park... post back with help??? pleaseeee

 

sounds like you broke something in your tranny..... that is what mine would do... just lock up and even when u r in neutral... it seemed like you were in park... sounds like you blew your tranny man......it sucks....trust me... alot of work to pu another one in!

 

Sounds like me except I was driving civilized and doin speed limit for once. Could be you Tq converter, could be a gear. Either way find a new car as rebuilds aren't too good and replacements well I've had two before I ditch my auto. You could swap in a 5-speed but that is a lot of work.

 

Yup, you need a new tranny. Same thing happened to me, only I was driving civilized like VD Providah.

 

if u get it rebuilt dont be hurt when you see a $1400 repair bill

 

If you have a VE I've got an auto tranny with 67K on it that was running like a top before I pulled it. Got the torque convertor and other bits as well.

 

he should have a VE.. he has a 92 SE

 

nah it isn't an SE i thought i was when i made my profile and i never got around to changing it... i have a 92 gxe

 

i seriously dont know what i should do though... i have no money in the bank what so ever, and go figure now out of all times, in the dead of winter.. my tranny goes... : ( i dont have the money to get it rebuilt and i have no idea how much one from a junk yard is going to cost.... if anybody has a spare lying around please let me know.... thanks a lot.... Jason

 

if u get the VE tranny like i got.... it bolts up fine.... you just need to re-wire everything (i am still trying to figure that out) and change the mounts and change the axles/hubs to the SE ones becasue of the limited slip..so i am in the process of doing that.... the rewire part is gonan be a *****!

 

you got the tCU and wiring too?

 

I've got the 'tCu' for sure. Its still in the car... I didn't swap the 5-speed engine side harness with the auto one. I don't remember if the tranny wiring is seperate. Do you know?

 

tranny harness is separate I believe. they use different TCU and and all harnesses associated with engine and tranny, so yeah they should be separate.


as for the goober that just blew up the tranny...
just to recap.... you spun it through first AND second, then it grenaded when it was trying to shift into 3rd... now it won't engage at all. and you're asking what happened? you BLEW IT THE **** UP is what happened.
the VG trannies are weaksauce, and you simply can't do that to ANY antu tranny and expect it to live, not to mention when you don't have the money in the bank to fix it.

momma always sais, "If you're gonna be dumb, you better be tough."
Time to tough it out. find yourself a street corner and start bending over for some cash. you need a new tranny, torque convertor, and likely a radiator as well since you just filled the tranny and lines with crap from your exploded torque convertor.

 

am i reading this right? you finaly get a VE 5spd and you already want to swap top auto

 

That is ownage right there

 

welcome to the past 2 months.
I'd rather find a VE A/T but all I've been finding are overpriced ones
I could by a VG A/T, but that's got too little power and too weak of a trany for me.

of course I'm willing to trade mine for a VE A/T

 

might seem like an odd question but can you use an auto or 5 speed out of a late 2nd gen max?? if so, what all can be used off the 2nd gen to do the swap ( linkage etc)

 

the auto probably won't work because the 2nd gen had a hydraulic trans rather than an electric one

 

if thats true then no the auto wouldn't work. well what about the 5 speed then??
although, what if you treated it like a 5 speed swap, in regards to the wiring. Just throwing it out there. i'm in the same boat cause the auto blew up in my 92 and its hard as hell to find a parts car here on the east coast of Canada.

 

The hardest part of an auto to 5-speed swap I think would be the 'throw-out bearing" that is pressed into the crank of the auto tranny cars. I had to drill mine out, there was no way it was coming out of that crank in one piece.

internetautomar: If this is what you are set on, I do have all the parts. Even the different rear mount. I'd let it all go for a reasonable price. I'm not even that far from you...

 

actually I talked to my uncle and for the time being I'm gonna sell the car and just look for another VE A/T.
I may have to settle for a VG A/T

the bodyman we normally use is going out of town for a month and I need a car sooner than that.

 

I say thats a smart move. Swapping a tranny type is pretty much dumb. I'd not do it again if presented with the same opotioins.

 

now I need someone to buy the car.
the labor isn't the issue on the swap, it's the body moreso.

 

you can use a 2nd gen 5spd (been there done that) but you can ONLY use the trans all the rest of the stuf has to be from a 3rd gen

 

if i used a 2nd gen 5 speed, in regards to the clutch, would a replacment one be from a 2nd gen or can i use a 3rd gen. so i take the tranny, flywheel, and starter off the 2nd gen, but the rest omes from a 3rd gen, including the tranny engine mounts??

 

clutch is the same from 85-01

 

alright matt93se... i asked for help not your smart *** remarks... why do u gotta be a ****? sorry i'm not like.. the editor of motor trend or something? i joined this site to learn more about my car and check out other peoples cars on here... not to get "owned" by some pole smoker like you

 

What do you expect? You floored it and blew the tranny. When you do stupid stuff (esp here on the org) smartass remarks and people laughing at you is normal.

~Alex

 

we've all been through the smart *** remarks... we were all noobs at one point

 

my point was you pulled a stupid stunt and blew up your tranny, and you come in here asking what's wrong with it... you blew it the f*** up. that's what's wrong with it.

 

this site is a joke

 

**** my nissan... i'm getting a subaru

 

Have fun. the guys over at NASIOC are even nicer than me.

 

You really are a piece of work. You blow up your tranny and then expect some magical fix.

Matt is right, bend over and **** out some money or don't drive. Its that easy.

Go ahead and get a Subaru, its always a smart idea to spend 10x the money for a new car when the old just needs a simple fix. Especially when you claim to be broke.

 

just pour in 6 quarts of lucas tranny fix and you have yourself a brand new tranny!!!!!!!

 

[QUOTE=todamax]The hardest part of an auto to 5-speed swap I think would be the 'throw-out bearing" that is pressed into the crank of the auto tranny cars. I had to drill mine out, there was no way it was coming out of that crank in one piece.

When I built my VE, I used a crank from an auto. The auto crank has a round metal piece that fits onto the flange where the pilot bushing would go in a manual. I rented a blind hole puller from Autozone and it popped right out, nothing to it, took no more than a minute. Then the pilot bushing went right in. I didn't thik to get pics of that when I was building. I think you meant pilot bushing since the throw out bearing is clipped on the release fork.

I'm sure if you pulled that kind of abuse on a Subie, you'll break something on it too. I've done my share of stupid human tricks over the years. I just took my licks and let it be a lesson. If I got ragged on from my peers, I deserved it.

 

http://www.lpc24.com/ is that you?

 

I gotta question for all you people that had transmission problems....when your transmission went out, was it an "out-of-no-where" thing? i ask because i have 225,000+ miles on my trans and was wondering if there is anything i should "listen" for besides it slipping? sorry if this is a stupid-a$$ question....

 

THAT IS SO FUNNY HAHHAHAHAHHAHAH

its realy funny because is is so SERIOUS and SO BAD

 

The first time mine started going which was Nov. 04 (216,000miles)....it started slipping in 4th gear. I drove it like that till Feb. 05. By that time it would slip a lil in 1st.....some more in 2nd. 3rd gear was strong. I then had it rebuilt. They replaced.....solenoids, planetary, mounts, all seals, gaskets of course, they modified valve body by opening up a feeder hole to bump pressure, very complete job.

Then. About 3 weeks ago....20k miles later, I came out of Best Buy, out of nowhere it started clunking into gear from lights. I then stopped to get somethin to eat and got in the car. I turned out of the parking lot and when it went to shift into 3rd gear it just free-revved. I then only had 1 gear.......2nd. Luckily it was still under the 2 year/24k mile warranty. I just got it back last week. They said it spun a bushing and caused a pressure leak. That burnt up all the clutches. It also needed new solenoids. It shifts better now then when they originally rebuilt it in Feb. I have to take it back on Monday because the torque converter isn't locking up on the freeway like its supposed to.