please help with hard shifting tranny

mxmattd said:

bnickel-

what parts had to be replaced in your case? did you have to have the tranny rebuilt?

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in my case the trans did have to be rebuilt because when the pump started to self destruct it sent metal shaving all through the trans which is what made the governor hang up. it had other problems as well but mainly what you describe. it's actually quite amazing that it was still working at all . the pump had literally started to grind itself to bits and there were grooves at least 1/4" deep all over it, it was mess.

Last C-4 I had, had the same problems. This was due to it sitting up and the seals drying out inside. It eventually quit pulling altogether. I too would try the Lucas stuff first before a rebuild. Their Transmission treatment saved me a rebuild on an E4OD. But then again the trans fix Lucas stuff frees up sticky parts, I don't recall it doing anything about bad seals. Cost you $10 though to find out. The stuff also worked great on the C-6 in my 68 Merc. Poured one bottle in it, drove around the block 4 times and it shifted almost like new.