Smoky,Gearbox failure Think its my torque converter??

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05-05-2009, 11:30 AM

Motorheadtt6

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Smoky,Gearbox failure Think its my torque converter??

So driving home last night and i start getting loads of smoke and my cherokee wont change gear(Automatic) anyway next minute theres loads of smoke in the car so i stop bail out and discover a little fire underneath the gearbox. Think the bits of fire were the gunk i put in to stop the leak i thought i had.Anyway does anyone know if this would be the box or the converter?

Any help would be great as i live on a island you cant do much without a 4x4!!!

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05-05-2009, 11:35 AM

mike37

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check the fluid and fix the leak you may be OK if its just low on fluid

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05-05-2009, 11:39 AM

Firestorm500

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"Little fire"!!!!!???????

Yikes!

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05-05-2009, 11:51 AM

solderjunkie

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trans fluid has a low flashpoint... it can get on the converter and ignite pretty easily.

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05-05-2009, 12:21 PM

cantab27

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where's the leak? mine was coming from were trans bolts to motor..same thing smoke in cab,not shifting and then bang no trans....i put a second hand one in....there are a few write ups in here on trans swap...mine happened in the middle of no were, right pain..... . in the pic you can see the trans oil on ground. was hard to pull up when doing 100kph...