75 Auto box failure

[xsport]

john let us know how you get on please. if you need a kv6 box I believe pete (club director on here) was giving one away free . it is still in the freebies section on here if you care to contact him. you may be lucky. his post was in November 2019 if you care to look. regards xsport.

[xsport]

Originally Posted by gozo ken

If you end up swapping it,go for a box that is later than 2003,they were upgraded and apparently more reliable.
I had to change mine last year after same symptoms as you,tried changing reverse piston first (which had sheared off altogether )but still was noisey and didn't operate properly.
There is a 'pin out' diagnostic on here that only requires a multimeter to test the box electrically.
Good luck,Ken.

I believe the only change to the box were the reverse piston being made stronger as hairline cracks could appear. other than that they remained pretty much the same and are reliable. I know people had problems with some but by no means all of them. some out there are still going strong (including mine) and with regular fluid changes and sensible driving why not. some drivers had the bad habit of selecting reverse gear before the car had come to rest and this is a no no on any autobox……… not always the cause of reverse piston failure but it didn't help any !!

[SD1too]

John, lots of advice there so what are your thoughts?

Even during the current lockdown, emergency car repairs are permitted to keep vehicles roadworthy.

Simon

[Pete]

Originally Posted by xsport

john let us know how you get on please. if you need a kv6 box I believe pete (club director on here) was giving one away free . it is still in the freebies section on here if you care to contact him. you may be lucky. his post was in November 2019 if you care to look. regards xsport.

I'm afraid I gave it away a while back although I still have the TC. It will make a handy doorstop in the workshop I guess.