Re: [DML] Re: Fw: First Outing With My DeLorean-STRANDED

["Roland Smith" <roland@xxxxxxxx>]

He showed me the fluid pump and it appeared totally operational.  He
diagnosed the broken shaft early on.  It may have been a problem before he
cleaned it up and tested it.

The transmission was never opened accept to drop the pan and observe any
metal shavings.  There were none.  If there had been such evidence, I would
have had the transmission rebuilt.

The automatic transmission was shifting very clunky.  Could this have
created a torque stress on the shaft that would have caused the failure?
Also, the transmission would not shift down which was a problem with a shift
cable.

The transmission sure works well now.  And, with the new cable, it shifts
down when you need more rapid acceleration.

Best regards,
Roland Smith
Oakland, California
VIN 6667


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Teitelbaum" <jtrealty@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2004 9:36 AM
Subject: [DML] Re: Fw: First Outing With My DeLorean-STRANDED


> This should not have been all that hard to figure out. If the trans
> was "dead" the first thing any good shop would do, after checking the
> fluid level, would be to see if there was any line pressure. No line
> pressure would have lead you right to the fluid pump. On a Delorean
> you can pull it off without taking the trans all apart. You do have to
> remove the trans from the car though. As soon as he removed the pump
> he must have found the broken shaft. I am very curious as to why the
> shaft broke. This is not a common failure. I would suspect the fluid
> pump to have a problem to cause the shaft to break.
> David Teitelbaum
> vin 10757
>
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> --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Roland Smith" <roland@xxxx> wrote:
> > You may recall the attached message I sent on April 26, 2004
> regarding the
> > failure of my automatic transmission.
> >
> > After almost a month the repairs were completed today.
> >
> > The problem was a "shaft, fluidpump-s" which sells for $57.76.  It
> is part
> > number 103579. This shaft is about 3/8" in diameter and about 28-30"
> long
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