XC92
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I trust and respect folks' expertise and knowledge here so I thought I'd ask, in addition to on a Toyota forum. My mom's '92 Camry XLE has an A140E automatic transmission that works ok in all forward gears but not in reverse.
I tried to see if draining as much of the old ATF as I could and removing, taking apart and cleaning the valve body would help, and filling it with fresh ATF, but it didn't. I also replaced the strainer & gasket, checked the solenoids, and drained and filled the separate diff with fresh ATF.
So it looks like it has to either be replaced with a working trans, or taken down and apart and rebuilt, most likely with at least a new "Banner" rebuild kit with all new soft parts like gaskets, seals, o-rings, clutches, bands, etc., and perhaps even a "Master" kit with new steels. Hopefully all the gears and such are still ok.
I know that it's not a DSM auto trans, but most car auto trans are similar in basic design, and I'm just wondering if it's worth the effort and doable for a non-pro like me. A couple of years ago I rebuilt my DSM's manual trans and it's worked well since, so I've got some trans experience, just not with an auto. Does it require special skills and tools that a manual trans doesn't?
I tried to see if draining as much of the old ATF as I could and removing, taking apart and cleaning the valve body would help, and filling it with fresh ATF, but it didn't. I also replaced the strainer & gasket, checked the solenoids, and drained and filled the separate diff with fresh ATF.
So it looks like it has to either be replaced with a working trans, or taken down and apart and rebuilt, most likely with at least a new "Banner" rebuild kit with all new soft parts like gaskets, seals, o-rings, clutches, bands, etc., and perhaps even a "Master" kit with new steels. Hopefully all the gears and such are still ok.
I know that it's not a DSM auto trans, but most car auto trans are similar in basic design, and I'm just wondering if it's worth the effort and doable for a non-pro like me. A couple of years ago I rebuilt my DSM's manual trans and it's worked well since, so I've got some trans experience, just not with an auto. Does it require special skills and tools that a manual trans doesn't?
