Hi,
Can anyone recomend any decent gearbox specialists in the Midlands area, preferably an automatic specialist?
A friend of mine has a 1978 Corvette C3 and the auto gearbox won't shift up into top gear. It burst a hydraulic hose a few weeks ago and I think he has knackered the box driving it home as it ran out of fluid.

 

http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&sou...RfG4kg&cad=rja

These guys done the torque convertor on my old sierra.. wworth a shout

 

Thanks, I'll give them a call in the morning and see what they can do.

 

Central axles and gearboxes or driver transmisions. Both in Birmingham,

 

Doesn't sound good, the vette box is dead simple to do, I used when I ran auto's Alders Automatics, the same people who did the 700bhp yb automatic cossie box for 1/4 miles, and John Lovegrove, of ATP transmissions in bristol, if you get no joy locally.
tabetha

 

Thanks for the responses guys. I've been given the name and contact number of a guy in Knowle who runs a company called Transtec apparently he repairs alot of Corvette boxes so going to try him first.
CheeRS

 

Mr Frost

http://www.redvictor1racing.co.uk/in...ty-mainmenu-32

 

does anyone know why my fiesta jaults forward when i put it into drive? i have to realy hold the car with the brake and in then cuts out. it does not do this in reverse and only in D or L and when it is cold not when it is warmed up. the rev counter shows a 8000 tick over so not racing away. aprat from that its great!

 

ok back again got this off a site, do you guys think this would hlep?


Note: A brake band torque wrench - Ford tool No 17-005, or a conventional torque wrench and a splined socket of suitable size to fit the square section head of the adjuster screw(s) will be required for this operation.
1 For improved access, apply the handbrake, then jack up the front of the vehicle and support on axle stands (see “Jacking and vehicle support”). 2 The brake band adjuster screw(s) is/are situated on the left-hand side of the transmission housing, forward of the kickdown lever. Note that the C3 type transmission has a single adjuster screw for adjustment of the front brake band, whereas the A4LD type transmission has two adjuster screws for adjustment of the front and intermediate brake bands.

A Adjuster screws
B Locknuts
C Kickdown lever

3 Disconnect the kickdown cable from the kickdown lever on the transmission housing.
4 Loosen the locknut on the front brake band adjuster screw, and back off the adjuster screw several turns.
5 Using the Ford special tool or a suitable equivalent, tighten the adjuster screw to the specified torque, then back off the screw two complete turns, and tighten the locknut.
Ensure that the adjuster screw does not turn as the locknut is tightened. 6 Repeat the procedure given in paragraphs 4 and 5 for the remaining adjuster screw on A4LD type transmissions, but on all models where the part number on the transmission identification tag starts with “88”

40.6 Transmission identification tag with part number starting with “88”


and additionally on all 1.8 CVH engine models, the adjuster screw should be backed off two and a half turns after tightening to the specified torque. On all other models, the adjuster screw should be backed off two turns. 7 Reconnect the kickdown cable, and lower the vehicle to the ground on completion.

thanx guys

 

Transtec are good, but my money would be on Driver Transmissions.

If you call Drivers, tell them Jeff from Geartech recommended them and they will see you all right.

Central Axles, speak to Tim and again Jeff from Geartech recommended them.

Transtec chenged hands a couple of years ago and I dont know the new owners.

Sadly, Geartech only do manuals and send Drivers all of their auto work. Geartech is run by my brother in law for my old man and know their stuff as well.

Jeff

 

thanx jef, do you have their contact details? i live in the west mids hope they can sort it. thanx again

 

Drivers number is 0121 440 3476

CAS is 0121 772 0121


Jeff