not really. Just change the fluid at the prescribed intervals and pray.

"Pars" <sdaro(remove)@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:tNmdnRmGNvcsLKDfRVn-2A@rogers.com...
>A friend of mine just bought out his lease on a 2002 Odyssey. Is there any
> preventative measures that can be done to avoid pre-mature tranny failure
> because of faulty design?
>
> Pars
>
> "Mista Bone" <mistab0ne@nospam.net> wrote in message
> news:YgqZd.18871$4k2.9566@fe2.columbus.rr.com...
>> once loose part from a poorly designed Honda transmission
>>
>> http://www.bettendorf.com/~mrbone/pi...y/P3130001.JPG
>>
>> = explosion of tranny guts.
>>
>> The failed part is on the white bath mat in the lower right. The pinion
> pin
>> was not properly hardened and was chewed thru by the pinion gears inside
> the
>> differential.
>>
>> non case hardened..........90k miles some abuse
>>
>> http://www.bettendorf.com/~mrbone/pi.../bad%20pin.jpg
>>
>> case hardened, 130k miles of MY ABUSE!!!!!!!!!!!!
>>
>> http://www.bettendorf.com/~mrbone/pi...good%20pin.jpg
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "qdn" <quocducnguyen@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1110813052.894740.124890@f14g2000cwb.googlegr oups.com...
>> > My brother in-law just had a scary incident with his Honda Odyssey
>> > (2002?) yesterday (03/13/2005).
>> >
>> > While driving on Hwy 635 (between Fort Worth and Dallas), the van just
>> > completely locks the front wheels causing a skid to a complete stop.
>> > He almost got rear ended as he can see smoke vented from the wheels of
>> > several cars behind him.
>> >
>> > He quickly got his wife an three kids out of the van and move them to a
>> > safe distance in front of the now disable van sitting in the middle of
>> > the left lane of 635 and called 911.
>> >
>> > This is shocking to me. How can a car completely lock up while driving
>> > between 65 and 70 mph? The only thing I could think of is a total
>> > transmission failure with broken gear/tooth causing the drive train to
>> > freeze. He engine is probably gone too.
>> >
>> > Does anyone had such experience?
>> >
>> > Thanks
>> >
>>
>>
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