signs of a dying tranny?

[Vinman]

ok, so i think i might be having tranny issues, but hopefully its early enough to stop myself....so my problem is when i back up on an incline, my car acts like its a standard- the car rolls forward and doesn't really stop until i give it gas to go backward-when I'm at a stop light at an incline, my car doesn't usually inch forward on its own if i don't really have my foot on the brake ( i don't like to do this but i do it sometimes to see if it moves forward)...its hard to explain that one..
but also, the other day i tore apart my center console to see if anything was loose or broken with my vacuum lines to my heat controls, and I moved my shifter down to both 2 and 1 and the car rolled back (it was parked on a very slight incline) i mean it rolled back like it was in neutral, not the usual- when you go to park, it keeps rolling till it hits the parking pin (which btw, i use my parking brake when I'm on a hill to prevent excessive wear to said pin)
I was told to use lucas transmission fix, because my bands are wearing out....would this actually fix this? or is there something more serious?....
Thanks

[doubleN0alero]

lucas will prolong the life of your tranny...its what i used with mine when it started to go...

[Vinalero]

When on gear with an automatic, what makes you go if you release the brake pedal is only the power of the engine at idle. ITs like when you yave a manual and you let it roll at idle in one of the gears. It will roll without giving any gas.

On an incline, if the incline is stronger than the engine power at idle, you will go down a bit. I would think this is normal.

Also, if the car is shut down and is still in gear, the transmission is still attach to the engine and on an incline, theres nothing really to stop it from rolling, (the park pin isnt there when its in gear) but if it rolls down a hill, all the parts inside are moving. Its like towing a car on its power wheels and leaving it in gears, you risk, well you will screw the tranny and possibly the engine.

Im no rocket scientist, but thats my 2 cents

[Vinman]

I think I'm gonna try the lucas....in my other auto cars, I could put it in 2 or 1 or whatever it had, and the car wouldn't move, but i guess its just a quirk in this tranny. I could be on flat ground at a stoplight, and the car wouldn't inch forward, I could literally take my foot off the brake and not worry about going anywhere.... I've also never had an issue in any other car where I'd back up on an incline and the car would keep rolling down...the opposite way I want to go....but oh well....