No, it's not shaking the truck.... just fluxuates in RPM's
-- Gary Hedlin President Hedlin Web Designs http://www.hedlin.netGary's Wisdom- #871
-Insanity is doing something over and over agian, expecting different results. ""Bernd D. Ratsch"" <bernd@texas.net> wrote in message news:001401c38f1c$ee2f9d60$020aa8c0@system... > > So is it actually shaking the truck a little bit (shuddering) or just > fluctuating on the RPM's? > > - Bernd > > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net > [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Gary > Hedlin > Sent: Friday, October 10, 2003 12:27 AM > To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net > Subject: Re: DML: Trans Shuddering at 167,000 help please?? > > > > 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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