# Transmission trouble

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-trouble/45171>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** chevrolet\
**Created:** [February 27, 2010, 12:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-trouble/45171 "2010-02-27T00:29:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![elcodude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/977dab/32.png) [@elcodude](https://community.cartalk.com/u/elcodude)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2010, 12:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-trouble/45171/1 "2010-02-27T00:29:20Z")

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I have an 1982 chevy trans wont shift out of low gear,and reverse slips really bad.

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2010, 12:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-trouble/45171/2 "2010-02-27T00:31:27Z")

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Have you checked the level and condition of the transmission fluid?

Tester

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**Author:** ![EllyEllis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f14d63/32.png) [@EllyEllis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/EllyEllis)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2010, 10:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission-trouble/45171/3 "2010-02-28T22:57:40Z")

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Du, what’s that?