bongo auto gearbox will not change out of 2nd gear help please??

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Bob
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Re: bongo auto gearbox will not change out of 2nd gear help please??

Post by Bob » Thu Jul 27, 2017 10:21 pm

Re-reading this it looks like you have the parts on the jack, not Bongy.

Phew, sorry I misread it. :oops:
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terminallybewildered
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Re: bongo auto gearbox will not change out of 2nd gear help please??

Post by terminallybewildered » Sun Aug 06, 2017 2:55 pm

Bob wrote:I'd get some proper axle stands before you consider going underneath Bongy. :shock:

Seriously.
Yes it's up on axle stands - rear axle with chocks under front wheels. I'm still thinking about what to do next. Maybe I'll try to jar it with a wooden block and a hammer, but not a lot of hammer-swinging room even on axle stands.
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Re: bongo auto gearbox will not change out of 2nd gear help please??

Post by fatcatlawyer » Sun Aug 06, 2017 6:29 pm

When i noticed the gear changes seemingly getting notchy i decided ghe way to go was to change the transmission fluid. My friendly garage sugested that i bought sixty litres of transmission fluid so the torque converter could be emptied of the gunge. He wanted a new fliter as well. I got the fluid i was present when the task was undertaken.

I was almost in tears when i say the new cherry red expensive fluid co.ing out of the open transmission while it was being pumped out of the new containers. All was well however when i drove away from the garage all was smooth.

I mention this as it just might be that all that is needed is a change of t/f to get things working again.

Yours ian g.
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