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Originally Posted by adipose
My wifes '04 Ford Escape / 2.0 liter / 2WD is experiencing shuddering in 1st gear take-off.
I need to change the transmission fluid first it looks like based on forum feedback. It's overdue to be honest.
How to access drain and fill ports?
Do you need to remove a pan cover of some sort?
My Chilton's manual is not very helpful at this point.
Thanks,
Adipose
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That would be the clutch. (The shuddering in an auto trans is usually caused by the lockup clutch in the torque converter chattering.)
A clutch will shudder if it's gotten oil on the clutch disk (any rear main bearing leaks?..or maybe the trans input shaft seal is leaking?), or if it has gotten glazed from a lot of clutch slipping, etc.
Does it shudder at all times, or is it worse when it gets hot (like in stop and go traffic?)
How many miles on the Escape? Might be time for a new clutch, or a revision in driving techniques (practice slipping the clutch less).
Not sure where the drain and fill plugs are on the tranny on an Escape, but the fill plug is usually just in the side of the case, and you run fluid in thru a hose till it runs out of the hole (which determines the right level).
George