ok so my question is... would it be better to rebuild my tranny or just go get a rebuilt one? i have a 1992 4door Accord with auto trans and i was driving today and it was fine then all of a sudden it jumped out of gear like it went into neutral and jumped back into gear did that for a while and now it doesnt pull very much taking off and wont change gears at all.....second question is would that just be the bands or could it be a sensor or what?.... and the reason i have an auto trans is cause the soon to be wife cant drive a manual and i dont have the patients to teach her

 

The auto trans in a Honda is a constant mesh configuration just like the manual. It uses clutch packs instead of synchronizers and shift sleeves. The clutch packs are controlled by a complex array of check valves, pressure/spring valves and a few electronic solenoids.

If you are lucky, you can replace a faulty shift solenoid pack. It is external and not that expensive. However, few are that lucky. Most likely you need to replace/rebuild the transmission as you suspect.

You may find a remanufactured transmission if you are lucky. You can try your luck with a junkyard trans ( don't buy one that doesn't have a warranty ) or you can have a shop or yourself rebuild the current trans.

Rebuilding isn't particularly difficult. It is a pain in the *** due to all the small parts. Plus, you don't know exactly what went wrong and what to look for when the trans is apart.

 

thanks.... but yesterday it was shifting fine and now it wont shift at all again any reason why?