Reverse hesitation after sitting for 2 days

[Russell]

I now know this a common issue. Dealer even has a TSB on the problem, It is not broke enough to fix (could last a long time) and does not require a complete rebuild. Looks like an independent tranny shop can handle the repair. I would not know these things without the members of this board.

Thanks,

Not sure, if anything to do at this point. Is it "broke enough" to even check out? Should I take it to one of the following for an analysis: dealer, independent shop, or a transmission speciality shop? My guess is start with my independent shop.

What are my options if I need to repair/replace? local rebuild, replace with BMW factory rebuild, or swap with used transmission? Seems as if all options have good points.

BTW, I have heard that the GM tranny is easy to fix and I have heard they are tricky to fix??

Just looking for advice. The tranny may last many more years with no problems except with the slow reverse engagement after sitting several days.

[sbcncsu]

I now know this a common issue. Dealer even has a TSB on the problem, It is not broke enough to fix (could last a long time) and does not require a complete rebuild. Looks like an independent tranny shop can handle the repair. I would not know these things without the members of this board.

Thanks,

Knowing what I know now, I would have just performed the repair. The only real bad part is that, in my case, pieces of the offending gasket ended up in the recesses of the transmission, however, none got lodged in the valve body though so shifting never really suffered.

In my case, the frictions and steels of the internal clutches, the bushinges, the seals, everything inside the transmission was in great shape at 140K miles. It didn't need the rebuild, it was fine except for the offending gaskets.