Lost 4th gear, then lost 3rd

[NASSTY]

Was driving the other day and noticed the car wouldn't shift into 4th.I played with the TV cable a little and 4th came back.A couple days later I was driving the car and it wouldn't shift into 4th again.So while I was driving around troubleshooting the car it stopped shifting into 3rd gear.
I still have a firm 1-2 shift and the transmission doesn't seem to be slipping.It just won't shift out of 2nd gear. I haven't tore into it yet.I was hoping it was something simple like a band anchor pin but now that 3rd and 4th are both gone it's probably a lot worse. This just started happening out of the blue.The tranny never acted up before this.It just stopped shifting to 4th and then it stopped shifting to 3rd.

 

[chris718]

The complaints you have arent common.It does sound like you have direct clutch inoperative.Check for debris in the band and if there is pull it out and go thru it.

 

[NASSTY]

Thanks for the reply Chris.
I dropped the pan and changed the filter and fluid.The old filter and fluid only had 2500 miles on it because I changed the torque converter last fall.There was what looked like some clutch material in the pan.After changing the filter and fluid I drove the car and I had 3rd and 4th gear for about 20 miles and then it wouldn't shift to 4th again.This time I still have 3rd gear but no 4th.

 

[williambavila]

Thanks for the reply Chris.
I dropped the pan and changed the filter and fluid.The old filter and fluid only had 2500 miles on it because I changed the torque converter last fall.There was what looked like some clutch material in the pan.After changing the filter and fluid I drove the car and I had 3rd and 4th gear for about 20 miles and then it wouldn't shift to 4th again.This time I still have 3rd gear but no 4th.

if you shift manually through the gears will it go into 4th? if not i would assume its toast. i had one in my other gn that was bad did the same thing.

 

[NASSTY]

if you shift manually through the gears will it go into 4th? if not i would assume its toast. i had one in my other gn that was bad did the same thing.

No, it won't shift into 4th manually either. :frown: