RE: RE: 96 Dakota tranny

From: Rick Barnes (rascal@scrtc.com)
Date: Wed Jun 14 2006 - 18:10:00 EDT


Oh well, mine did that, new one on you or not. Not just on cruise, anytime
you tried to hold a steady speed.

Rascal

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@bent.twistedbits.net] On Behalf Of Michael
Maskalans
Sent: Wednesday, June 14, 2006 4:46 PM
To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
Subject: Re: DML: RE: 96 Dakota tranny

>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Don Welshans
> Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 8:35 PM
>
> I'm fairly new to this list and usually just lurk reading the posts, but I
> do have a problem. I have a 96 Dakota extended cab with a 3.9 v-6, two
wheel
> drive. Lately it has been giving a little bit of a jerk when the trans
> shifts into overdrive. It does it about 45-48 mph. I tried it with od
locked
> out and it does the same thing when it shifts into high gear. When using
od,
> it does it when it shifts from high(4th) into od. I had a trans service
> done, and my mechanic added a bottle of Lucas tranny magic. Its been about
a
> week now and still doing it. If I anticipate when it is going to shift
into
> od and let up on the gas a little, it won't do it. Truck has about 139,000
> on it. Anybody had a similar problem or have any ideas? Thanks in advance.
> Don Welshans

On Tue, 13 Jun 2006, Rick Barnes wrote:

>
> It's the throttle position sensor, (TPS), about $30 and 10 minutes to
> replace, common on our Daks.
>
> Rascal

a TPS for a shifting problem? that's a new one for me. usual symptom of
TPS is surge when using cruise control.

this sounds more like need of a trans flush or having the wrong fluid -
it's definitely being rough on torque converter lockup (which, by the way
Don, you seem to be misinterpreting as another shift. You have 4 speeds
and lockup when OD is on, 3 speeds and lockup when OD is off)

BTW - Welcome to the list!

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