[s-cars] S8 pulling when stopped in Drive

[chris chambers]

Gisli,

sounds like you have a bad torque converter, this is the device that
acts as the "clutch" in an automatic transmission.

You might find this interesting:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torque_converter


HTH
Chris

--- Gísli Óttarsson <gislio at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm having an annoying problem with my 2001 S8.  When holding at a
> red light
> it pulls pretty hard --- so hard that if I were to let go of the
> brake I
> would quickly cover the few feet to the car in front of me.  Not only
> is it
> obvious that the car is straining against the brakes but it makes it
> nearly
> impossible to get a very smooth start.  I initially passed this off
> as a
> stallion pulling against the reigns but it quickly got old.  This
> definitely
> does not seem right.
> 
> The car seems to have the right idle speed, approx. 800 RPM and the
> problem
> is present regardless of whether the engine is running cold or at
> proper
> operating temperature.
> 
> The transmission was rebuilt before I bought the car a few months ago
> and I
> have been wondering if something may need to be adjusted.  It has
> also
> occurred to me that some connection is missing, e.g., something
> telling the
> transmission to chill when the brake-pedal is depressed.
> 
> Any ideas?
> 
>   Gísli
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