I figured out that I blew up my AOD the first time, when I pulled up and stopped on a hill and immediately started rolling backward (as if in neutral). A trip to the tranny shop said, "That'll be $800 please." A spacer failed, and the tranny was toast. Second time it just exploded while I was driving about 45 mph. I said screw AODs.
Put in a 5 spd, never had a problem.....
Just saying...your tranny is PROBABLY toast, and if it's not, it won't be too long.