my tranny decided to let go with only 3600 miles on my 03 gt

[stangman]

i was driving down the road a little while ago & stopped at a stop light. well i took off like normal & then shifted into 2nd, then i hear a tire screech from the car beside me (grand am with 5 people in it) so i just played with them a little till about 4500 or 5000 (nothing full throttle just pacing them) in second gear, just staying beside them while they had it to the floor, all in good fun for the heck of it. & then when i was done playing, i went to change lanes & shift to third, i missed it -- or at least i thought i missed it. the shifter went to neutral, while the tranny stayed in second well after i pulled over & figured out what the heck was going on, i finally made it home in second

well i know it's going to be fixed under warranty, but do any of you guys know what the #^% caused this ? if so i'd appreciate ya letting me in on it. thanks

charlie

 

[Beau]

its under warranty..take it in as soon as you can for sure...

 

[DeadLurker]

I guess driving with only 2nd gear is manageable if you have stock gears but dont' you have 4.10s?...you gotta get that fixed quick.

 

[stangman]

I guess driving with only 2nd gear is manageable if you have stock gears but dont' you have 4.10s?...you gotta get that fixed quick.

well i did have the 4.10's in the old gt, but not in this one yet after christmas it's going to be a whole different car though

btw-do you all think i might be able to persuede ford into letting me pay the extra for a cobra tranny & bellhousing just a thought cause hopefully within the year i might need that much tranny

 

[scottyboy]

If you have an aftermarket shifter, i'd remove that too.

 

[GinoGT]

Depends on how much the dealer doesn't suck.

But aren't TKO's tougher than the T-56's?

 

[stangman]

Depends on how much the dealer doesn't suck.

But aren't TKO's tougher than the T-56's?

i think so, but i don't think they would put a aftermarket tranny in a brand new car. but since the cobra one is technically a stock piece, just from a different make, i might be able to get away with it

 

[stangman]

well does anyone know what the heck actually happened to the tranny ????????

 

[GinoGT]

well does anyone know what the heck actually happened to the tranny ????????

Broken shift fork?

 

[neoclasiccl]

As far as getting a T56 out of the deal it's about 1200 bucks more for than the tr3650 tranny and you also have to get a different driveshaft for it to work. Yes the TKO is a stronger tranny than the T56.

 

[stangman]

As far as getting a T56 out of the deal it's about 1200 bucks more for than the tr3650 tranny and you also have to get a different driveshaft for it to work. Yes the TKO is a stronger tranny than the T56.

is that new bellhouseing & all, or just tranny???
hopefully i can get a little better deal than that since my sister does the f & i for them, cause i only have about 500-600 to put towards it

 

[neoclasiccl]

is that new bellhouseing & all, or just tranny???
hopefully i can get a little better deal than that since my sister does the f & i for them, cause i only have about 500-600 to put towards it

I would personally go with the TKO and I have a T56. They are real strong. My friend has one in his 95 GT and we beat the crap out of it daily and it takes it all.

If your serious about getting the T56 you can check em out Here

 

[stangman]

I would personally go with the TKO and I have a T56. They are real strong. My friend has one in his 95 GT and we beat the crap out of it daily and it takes it all.

If your serious about getting the T56 you can check em out Here

thanks, i just didn't want to dip too much into the ole s/c reserve money. but it looks like i might have to, oh well

 

[stangman]

well, i decided to give them one more shot with this tranny. they said they looked at it & the whole thing was a mess, but could tell i wasn't hard on it (clutch maybe ) so they orderd everything & it should be in working order by the middle of the week, next week. hopefully

 

[Wills Black 98]

are they trying to make you pay for anything?

 

[stangman]

are they trying to make you pay for anything?

nah, i'm good to go but if they have it longer than monday, i want a friggin rental (none were open around here )