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My car has had a hard time shifting in reverse for the last few months.

It literally jumps when I switch into reverse, but then goes just fine. This happens every time with few exceptions (mostly when I roll back in neutral first).

Has anyone else had this problem? What's the issue here? How can this be fixed?

Thanks,

Mike

P.S. the car is a '95 850 GLT.

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My car has had a hard time shifting in reverse for the last few months.

It literally jumps when I switch into reverse, but then goes just fine. This happens every time with few exceptions (mostly when I roll back in neutral first).

Has anyone else had this problem? What's the issue here? How can this be fixed?

Thanks,

Mike

P.S. the car is a '95 850 GLT.

yupp happend to mine a few weeks ago the trans is on its way out time to put a new trans in the car or step up to a turbo volvo

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Sounds like some permanent damage has been done to the transmission.

How's your trans. fluid? If it's dark and/or smells horrible you might try a flush.......flushing isn't a bad idea either way IMO and is unfortunately all that can really be done. :(

You don't roll in Neutral and hit Drive before you completely stop or anything funky like that do you?

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Sounds like some permanent damage has been done to the transmission.

How's your trans. fluid? If it's dark and/or smells horrible you might try a flush.......flushing isn't a bad idea either way IMO and is unfortunately all that can really be done. :(

You don't roll in Neutral and hit Drive before you completely stop or anything funky like that do you?

No, nothing like that. :)

I'll check the fluid and see if there is anything wrong with it. I know it has not been replaced it a while.

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No, nothing like that. :)

I'll check the fluid and see if there is anything wrong with it. I know it has not been replaced it a while.

Cool.....I have a friend that was popping into drive while rolling and not completely stopped and this happened to him, trans. clunks a little when going into D or R as if a motor mount was shot......even after a flush.

Like I said whatever's done to the trans. is done. Flushing will only help temporarily avoid the unavoidable.

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ENGINE MOUNTS!!!!

How are the condition of your engine mounts?

Upper Torque Rod

Firewall Mount

Trans to Subframe Mount

Crank/Engine Pad Mount to Subframe

I've replaced all in the past... few years in the past. I guess I'll have to get underneath and find out for myself. However, why would that only happen sometimes and not all the time if it is about the engine mounts?

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+1 on the mounts.

it can seem like its random... this may be due to the face that the slack allows the drive train to be in various positions... some that cause more noise and shift shock than other times...

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+1 on the mounts.

it can seem like its random... this may be due to the face that the slack allows the drive train to be in various positions... some that cause more noise and shift shock than other times...

Does it happen when engine is hot?? mine happen when temp is hot, and noticed that when the it rainy or when engine is cool, the shift is smooth, I added an oit cooler (ATF) , that helped about 90% of the time now.

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yupp happend to mine a few weeks ago the trans is on its way out time to put a new trans in the car or step up to a turbo volvo

+1 ive had 2 go out with the same problems

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