Re: 164 Transmission Horror

[Alan Lambert <lechefgerard@domain.elided>]

I have had two ZF's rebuilt by a transmission pro in San Francisco.
Worked very well. The SAAB 9000 used the same transmission, so you
might be able to find a SAAB wrench near you who can help--good luck

--- Tony DiNanno <tdinanno@domain.elided> wrote:
> 	My '91 transmission seems to have died and needs to be rebuilt. It
> seems
> strange to me that I can drive it about 100 yards or so when the
> tranny is
> cold then I loose all gears. It's been through some torture while I
> was
> hoping for something minor to be wrong. This includes a transmission
> additive that seemed way to thick, and being both underfilled and
> overfilled
> at different periods of praying for it to revive. If the transmission
> is
> totally toast would it still move when the fluid is cold? It's been
> between
> 20 to 40 degrees F here.
> 	Any chance it might just be governor seals and valve body? ( easy
> things
> that can be done without removing the tranny ). I drained the fluid
> and
> there seems to be some metal there. Anyone have any luck rebuilding a
> ZF-4HP18Q transmission. I have 3 experienced mechanics nearby to help
> and
> I'm no slouch with a wrench but none of us have worked on this
> particular
> brand of transmission before. Anyone have some suggestions or
> pointers? ( My
> company is about to put a wage freeze in effect so I can't really
> afford to
> buy a rebuilt unit from Ericsson - a rebuild kit I might be able to
> get
> though ).
> 
> 	Tony DiNanno
> 	'91 164L ( sitting lifeless under an inch of snow at the moment )
> 	Cheektowaga, NY
> 
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Alan Lambert
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