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Jul 19, 2014 | 07:49 PM

Bigal700

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E4OD shifts hard

I put a used E4OD in my truck that the guy told me had 3000 miles on a rebuild but it shifts hard like it just drops into gear it isn't nice at all what can be causing this?

Jul 19, 2014 | 09:07 PM

fordpride

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Is the OD light flashing ?

Is it a hard shift or a firm shift ?

Jul 19, 2014 | 09:32 PM

OldWoodsDiesel

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before i swapped to the zf5 my truck would shift hard whenever it rained. turned out the sealing gasket in the connector on the RH side of the tranny was bad and letting water in. you might check and make sure you connector there is seated right. it looked like it was quite easy to get that seal all jammed up inside so that the pins didnt engage right.

just a thought.

Jul 19, 2014 | 10:25 PM

Bigal700

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It dose it all the time unless u really get on it and it is firm but firmer then it should be

Jul 19, 2014 | 10:42 PM

fordpride

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It could just have a shift kit in it

Jul 19, 2014 | 11:10 PM

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check this

Have you looked in to checking your (TPS) throttle postion sensor it could be going out also what RPMS at you running at an idle ??

Jul 20, 2014 | 08:02 AM

Mark Kovalsky

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It dose it all the time unless u really get on it and it is firm but firmer then it should be

Does the OD OFF light work when you press the button? Does the light flash?

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Jul 21, 2014 | 07:55 AM

Mark Kovalsky

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OK, does the OD OFF light work when you press the button? I'm persistent, I will keep asking the same question over and over until I get an answer.

Jul 21, 2014 | 09:20 PM

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Bigal700

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The light works fine

Jul 22, 2014 | 10:42 AM

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Mark Kovalsky

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Since the light isn't flashing this means there are no codes stored. That means there is something mechanical causing the harsh shifts. Most likely it has a shift kit that is doing it.