Re: Which Tranny Fluid for '82 505-S?

presslaff/bruce (yaleav@autobahn.mb.ca)
Sun, 7 Jun 1998 15:29:17 -0500

>> Bob Bruce
>Bob, Interested in your trans story. I recently got an 84 505 Xn-6 auto
>wag at the wrecking yard for $400.00. Engine ran fine, but trans was no
>noise and no move in any gear. We pulled it out and later I heard
>someone mention that it is probably the torque converter. Any ideas how
>to verify that with the trans and tqvtr out???

No I don't . I know very little about them. I managed to bust an oil pump
that is the thing that the torque converter fits into. It supplies oil
pressure to the control valve assembly. I had what is described as a box full
of neutrals also.

The ZF3HP22 manuals list the following possibilities for a box full of
neutrals:

oil level too low
shifter adjusted incorrectly
oil pump not operating
main pressure valve sticking in released position
drive plate broken ( this would make it impossible to start the engine)
parking pall seized
defective A and B clutches
input or output shaft broken

This final cause is usually the result of an accident

Bob Bruce