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

["Roland Smith" <roland@xxxxxxxx>]

We have no idea as to why the shaft broke.  I was in drive creeping along in
a line of cars and the engine was idling at about 1800 rpm.

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
>
>
> --- 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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