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Discussion in 'General Automotive Discussion' started by UroTrash, Jan 1, 2007.

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  1. UroTrash

    UroTrash Four Time F1 World Champ
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    #1 UroTrash, Jan 1, 2007
    I'm teaching my 3rd daughter to drive. She is early on, learning to drive an automatic transmission car.


    She pulls into a parking lot and going slowly, BUT NOT STOPPED, puts it in "Park". A terrible metallic sounding "bang" and a sudden stop punctuate the event.

    What kind of symptoms will appear it its damaged? It seems to run and shift perfectly.

    BTW, its a 2005 Volvo S80. It surprises me there would not be a lock-out to prevent this from happening.
     
  2. DMOORE

    DMOORE Formula 3

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    #2 DMOORE, Jan 1, 2007
    OUCH!!!!!
    A buddy that stopped on the roadside to assist putting out a vehicle fire, got exicited and did the same thing. 2k later he had a nice new transmission.


    Darrell.
     
  3. ylshih

    ylshih Shogun Assassin
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    #3 ylshih, Jan 1, 2007
    It sounds like the parking pawl in the transmission got jammed in there and took the stress of stopping the car.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parking_pawl

    If the car doesn't hold in position in "Park", then the pawl pin got broken.
     

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