th200 wont shift

[malibu_79]

Well last night it started out making a clunking sound which i thought was the spiders in the rear, wasnt them. Upon trying to drive it home from a trans shop yesterday shifting from 2nd to 3rd it clunked hard shuddered and then nothing from drive and L2 but it would move in L2. Reverse works as well, when i put it into drive it seems like it wants to engage but it wont move and i can hear something spinning. any idea what it could be? i know dont lecture on the trans, its probably the last th200 left

 

[DRIVEN]

Sounds like maybe a planetary came apart. Whatever it is, it's not worth the cost of repair. TH350s are cheap and a direct replacement.

 

[woody31]

x2 planetary has parted ways with the rest of your transmission,,, time for a fresh one

 

[malibu_79]

how hard would it be to fix them? i just dont have the money right now for a trans and i dont have the means to replace it either

 

[woody31]

hey there,,, repairing the planetary inside the trans is not all that hard,, IF YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TOOLS, you will need a full rebuild kit as well as the HARD parts that are broken,, throw in a few special tools required and,,,,,, you see where this is going,,,$$$$ look on c list in your area,, maybe somebody is upgrading to a overdrive and you could pick up a th 350 for cheap,,,, good luck,,,,

 

[DRIVEN]

How close are you to Portland? I pulled the TH200 out of my Cutlass a couple months ago for an overdrive swap. Nothing wrong with it. $50 and it's yours. Sorry, I'm not interested in the hassle/cost of shipping.
If' you are no where near me, I'm sure there are plenty of other options close to you. Like I said earlier, A TH350 is cheap and easy to swap. It's a true bolt-in and can probably be found for $100-$200. You can't fix your broken TH200 for that.

 

[malibu_79]

thanks for the replies and the offer on the trans, but i live in Shamokin,Pa so thats not an option. I dropped the pan today, found metal shavings plastic pieces. Cleaned it up and put new fluid in, if i put it in drive and give, it gas get it up to 2,000rpm and itll try to move forward....any possibility its the converter?

 

[DRIVEN]

Not likely. It's internal and cheaper to replace than repair. No matter what, it's got to come out. You won't be fixing this one through the pan. Sorry.

 

[Ribbedroof]

As DRIVEN said, it'll have to come out to repair it, so you're better off replacing with a TH350 (no plastic thrust washers, unlike the TH200).

Nobody around here will even entertain rebuilding a 200, 350s are more readily available and as mentioned previously, are a direct swap.

I had a TH200 that died the exact same way, and it was a previous reman...they just don't age wll...although I did put 40000 miles on it before it died.