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3600 mile trip, a few problems now... 200

posted by  Stephen Webb on  Mon Sep 9 03:29 CST 2002
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First, the most spectacular problem:

I was driving in the grass at about 5 MPH or so when a large boulder emerged from the ground unexpectedly. The car was fully loaded (4 people + luggage), the front wheels were a full 4" off the ground, and the car came to a sudden stop.

Slight damage to the engine crossmember, slight damage to the trans oilpan, and as yet undetermined damage to the trans crossmember. The crossmember itself appears fairly dented, and I'm afraid the framerail has some damage as well.

First question: Which crossmembers are interchangeable? Are all B23/B230 + automatic trans crossmembers the same? What about manual transmissions? If anyone has a crossmember + mounting hardware laying around LET ME KNOW. :)


Second, how exactly does the crossmember bolt to the frame? I looked in the manual and it's not entirely clear. It looks like the frame rail gets clamped between the crossmember from below, and some clamp plate with threaded holes from above. Does this sound reasonable?

Second, and possibly related is that my kickdown cable appears to be binding. How common is this, and what is the typical failure mode? I haven't noticed much in the way of increased pedal effort except for very recently, and the "won't upshift" symptom appeared intermittently for a few days, and now the cable is completely frozen. It will not "reset", so the trans thinks I'm always flooring it. I was surprised at how quickly this problem developed into a full-blown locked up cable. Maybe something inside the trans?

Finally, the trans was apparently underfilled. I thought the "won't upshift" symptom was due to low fluid level, so I "topped it off". The disptick wasn't registering anything, I added too much fluid, and the transmission proceeded to puke out fluid just as promised in the manual. I have a *really* hard time reading this dipstick -- any tips? The only time I can get a reasonable / valid(?) reading is after the dipstick has been in the tube for a long time. Once I remove it and put it back in, it gets covered with oil to well above the "max" mark, making further readings impossible. Any tips?

-Steve





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