dsickles

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so my car started acting up today, it was shaking during shifts then i parked it for a bit. but this eventually what happened after about ten minutes of driving it again.

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so yea its f-ed, its at the dealership now, they wont be able to look at it until monday. This will be the second transmission replacement but I'm still under warranty thank god, maybe selling this car isnt such a bad idea.

friesm2000

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TRANNY TIME... again
luckily i'm still on my first at 103K, (but does shift a little harsh and act strange occasionly) but the F***ers won't cover mine cause i am out of the vin range for the 03 TL-S's, but thank god i can do it myself and can get it at wholesale

ANC297

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How and where?

dsickles

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how and where what?

how did it fail and where? or where is it getting fixed?

it started to act up in traffic here in town, that video was made on the freeway on the way to the dealership.

friesm2000

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for what part of the post???



if it is for the wholesale it would be at the stealership and why is because i am an autotech and the shop i work at buys enough parts from them

ANC297

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Yeah, the wholesale.

Rajca

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^just swapped the trans in my tl, not hard at all. few simple tools (hand tools arnt a must b ut makes it easier and quicker) and a few hrs later and its done.

friesm2000

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you mean air tools cause i think hand tools be required unless you have really strong hands
but also the trannys are heavy f***ers so you proably have more tools then a normal DIYer like a cherry picker or something

Rajca

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my bad,i meant air tools not hand tools. hand tools are a must. along with a jack, some stands, and an engine hoist

friesm2000

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just checking and a lift is super nice because you can stand up and do everything also you can lift it to the right heigth(spelling?) so you don't have to really bend over when you are working on the top side

being an auto tech for the past 4 years i have gottn too lazy to do anything without a lift, It's so NICE, especially anything at home were i don't have air tools and such

ANC297

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Height. l0l.
Does it just bolt right up or is there more to it?

friesm2000

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what just bolt right up???
if you mean the tranny, then yes and the torque converter even comes preinstalled for acura/honda rebuilt trannies, just a matter of swapping over some old parts/brackets from the old tranny, and then filling it up with HONDA ATF after it is installed

TequiLa

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engine hoist, definitely lol tranny's are sooo friggin' heavy x_x

good luck with the fix...

luckily there weren't chunks of gears on the drain plug of my tranny when i pulled it a few months ago

friesm2000

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ummm.... yeah but only the autos, it's still heavy as shit for two people to pick it up, three people it's on the heavier side, but you can easily do it with 4

Rajca

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I used a jack, some stands, engine hoist. Loered the trans with the jack and hoist, then pulled the trans out from under the car with the jack. Me and my dad picked it up and moved it. The manual trans is a shit load lighter, one person can pick it up, heck a skinny asian can (sry brian, lol)

01tl4tl

the TL auto trans weighs in at close to 450 pounds!

Rajca

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^felt like it weight that much. manuals like 150lbs.

friesm2000

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my boss and me can pull a manual from a car on the lift (so it's above our head) and set it down onto the ground no problem, then when we finish with the clutch we can just lift it back up and put it back in with no problem (no tranny jack needed)
and when we do honda auto trannys, only time we actually lift it manually is on and off the delivery truck other wise it is dragging it over the floor or using a cherry picker

dsickles

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so i talked to acura today, they determined that the transmission was indeed bad. they have ordered one and it will be there tuesday or wednesday. Looks like my car will be fixed by Thursday at the latest, 100% free of charge.

lets hope this next one lasts more than 27,000 miles.