Re: Eagle Auto Tranny, I think a nut fell into the hole...seriously, heh.

[Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>]

On Mon, 25 Oct 2004, roger lodge wrote:

> The shifter is way loose and I believe there used to
> be a nut holding in in place. I looked all around for
> the nut and I assume it fell into the hole that goes
> into the floor.

The hole goes into the mysterious, deep hole known as
The Big Room, you know, the one outside your door :-)

Seriously (just foolin, no harm meant) there's usually not a
lot between the shifter boot or seal and the outside world.
Unless the nut is sitting on top of the transmission, brackets
or crossmember, it's probably lost.

> Tomorrow I will bring home my flexible magnetic
> picker-upper thing and fish around for it inside the
> floor shifter hole.

Maybe take the cover off the shifter, I'm not familiar with
the one you've got, but the console probably lifts off (after
removing some screws around the edges).


> WHERE does the hole go? When
> driving it I feel warm air coming out from the hole,
> and I don't beleive it's exhaust fumes. 

It's all the air heated by the engine, exhaust, trans, radiator,
etc. If the engine was smoking, you'd smell it.

> Will a lost nut in this hole destroy my tranny if I
> shift out of park or is the gear box still sealed?
> Where does the warm air come from? Please help me
> understand my vehicle...

No, other than looseness, no harm. 

Peeking inside might help you figure out what's going on. Go
slow and stare a lot. Stick a bright light under the car,

look inside the shifter you might see the nut.