Goes into every gear except drive. Anyone else ever had this issue or fixed it before on an A4LD 4wd Tranny? Ive been a professional mechanic for almost 10 years now and I’ve never seen a tranny that would go into every other gear except drive. I just really don’t want to throw a new transmission in it if its something simple or if the one I’ve got is still good and I just overlooked something.
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The biggest indicator would be the color of the fluid. Wipe some on a paper towel and then dab a bit of fresh fluid on it to compare. If it is dark looking then the clutches are probably burnt and will need to come apart. If the fluid is clean, then there is probably an issue with the linkage.