wait....didnt you blow the motor apart in your truck a few months back and
were gonna sell it? How is it having trans problems with no motor..heh
Greg Conner
1996 RC
3.9 hybrid
>From: "Gary Hedlin" <ghedlin@theramp.net>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
>Subject: Re: DML: Trans Shuddering at 167,000 help please??
>Date: Fri, 10 Oct 2003 00:27:02 -0500
>
>Funny thing it wasnt shuddering on the shift points... I had the cruse on,
>set at 80... Its hard to really explain, it kinda surged up in RPM's about
>100 RPM, then went back to the normal 2300rpm's
>
>I'm afraid this puppy is gonna be a big ol' can of worms. ;)
>
>
>
>--
>Gary Hedlin
>President
>Hedlin Web Designs
>http://www.hedlin.net
>
>Gary's Wisdom- #871
>
>-Insanity is doing something over and over agian, expecting different
>results.
>""Bernd D. Ratsch"" <bernd@texas.net> wrote in message
>news:1065761866.32349.2.camel@Lindows...
> >
> >
> > Normally...the clutches wearing out or have worn out. When the steels
> > and worn-out clutches bind together...it makes the trans shudder on the
> > shit points and, in worn out clutch cases, will shudder even during
> > engagement.
> >
> > I'd have the trans rebuilt before anything else happens...it's seen some
> > hard driving there Gary. :)
> >
> > - Bernd
> >
> >
> > On Thu, 2003-10-09 at 23:51, Gary Hedlin wrote:
> > > Ok... Heres one for you guys!!
> > >
> > > I was comming home a few nights ago, and I noticed the transmission
> > > shuddering intermitently. It hapened twice on a hour-and-a-half trip,
>about
> > > halfway through... but hasnt done so since. The shudders lasted about
>a
> > > second and then went back to normal.
> > >
> > > I took the truck out on the highway today, drove it for about an hour,
>but
> > > could not replicate the shudders. I'm wondering what it could be... I
> > > changed the trans fluid last December using ATF+4, and the fluid level
> > > looked OK when I checked it today.....not sure what color the ATF+4
>should
> > > be though.
> > >
> > > What causes a transmission to shudder annyway?? I'm hoping this is
> > > something simple that can be fixed for the time being.
> > >
> > > Thanks in Advance,
> >
>
>
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