I've wanted to swap out my AOD for a while. I've never liked autos and this one was no exception. When it "broke" this summer it was the perfect time to swap in a t5. I want to have it fixed so I can sell it and want to know what went on inside. I took off hard from a complete stop. It drove thru first and second without a problem. It shifted into third and nothing, no bang, no noise, no power. It was like I shifted into neutral. A few weeks back I removed the AOD. Today I saw the input shaft was broke. I fished a 1.5" splined piece out of the torque converter. I was also able to pull the center input shaft all the way out of the tranny. I saw no mechanical fasteners or retainers that would keep that shaft in. Is it supposed to be able to come out the front? What else might be wrong?
Here are some details on the car:
65 fastback
approx 300hp/290lbft 302 small block
4:11 rear
Lentech valve body
90 or 91 AOD (I recall that my tranny was the era for the improved input shaft)
installation went fine (no binding, all measurements were in line with directions)
less than 500 miles on tranny!
Here are some details on the car:
65 fastback
approx 300hp/290lbft 302 small block
4:11 rear
Lentech valve body
90 or 91 AOD (I recall that my tranny was the era for the improved input shaft)
installation went fine (no binding, all measurements were in line with directions)
less than 500 miles on tranny!