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1987 All Other Makes All Other Models Repair Question


Topics covered: Transmission, Automatic transmission.
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Asked on January 8, 2007

87 Tempo

Automatic transmission will not shift out of first gear. Not even manually. Any ideas?
Avatar Asked by m50driver

Answer

Replied on February 4, 2007

Governor gears are stripped. The gears are under a cover held in place by a metal clip. I was told by a transmission shop they can fix it in the car.

On my 87, the gear had an hourglass shape, from being worn in the middle. At first, it would shift after warming up, then after a while not at all. Replace the gear and the tranny should work.

Tiny Answered by johnuw93
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