Did you happen to check to see if Park would hold the car after the
downshift incident? If not you may just need a driveshaft.
The ZF 3HP22 transmission in your car is a basically reliable unit, and
should be available used.
Brian
At 01:20 AM 10/15/97 -0400, Mark Samwick wrote:
>Well, after just paying $500 last weekend to replace a radiator fan clutch
>(to prevent overheating) and a master brake cylinder (to facilitate
>stopping without using the Flintstones' technique), it seems I've lost my
>automatic transmission! It was so sad to see the old Peug dangling from a
>AAA wrecker hook!
>
>The incident was an accident waiting to happen. The console shifter would
>glide between gears all too easily in my opinion. I reached down to change
>the channel on my recently-installed Alpine radio, and as a withdrew my
>hand, my wrist hit the shifter and bumped it from drive into second. It
>had happened a few times before, but not at 70 MPH. It was all over very
>quickly and very quietly, as I coasted to the side of the road. Not even
>reverse would engage after that. After calling triple-A, I reclined the
>driver's seat and spent 30 minutes of solitude watching cumulus cloud
>formations through the sunroof. Zen and the art of Peugeot transmission
>maintenance.
>
>So as I await the tran-man's inspection, what should I be expecting, in
>terms of a dollar estimate, to replace the whole darn thing? Any ballpark
>estimates? And will it be worth it? I guess that last one is a pretty
>subjective question.
>
>Sad Mark in NC :-(
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Brian Holm, Peugeotholm
Supplying parts for Peugeots only, since 1969
Plainfield, VT 802.454.7132 Fax 454.1310