97 Ranger tranny bump...
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97 Ranger tranny bump...
I have a 97 Ranger, 2.3l, and if I have read the tag on the transmission correctly, it has the 5R55R automatic transmission (it sure seems to change gears like a 5 speed). Anyways, I've begun to notice a hard "bump" when the transmission downshifts, if I have to stop too quickly. Occassionally it has happened under normal stopping conditions, but it has done this 3 times in the last 4 days. I've been running highway speeds (on the highway, of course), and when I get on the exit ramp and begin to slow down, if I have to slow down too fast, there is the hard "bump" when it downshifts, and it seems like it is the final downshift into 1st.
Any ideas as to what might be causing this? The truck only has 89,000 miles on it. The fluid level is correct, does not smell burnt, and is a healthy pinkish color.
I've recently installed a transmission cooler, and it seems to have helped with some of the harder shifting issues in stop and go traffic, but this new problem has me puzzled.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!!!
Thanks.
Any ideas as to what might be causing this? The truck only has 89,000 miles on it. The fluid level is correct, does not smell burnt, and is a healthy pinkish color.
I've recently installed a transmission cooler, and it seems to have helped with some of the harder shifting issues in stop and go traffic, but this new problem has me puzzled.
Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!!!
Thanks.
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Come on guys.....Does anybody know if this particular transmission has these 'quirks'? I've experienced the 'shudder' as it slips into overdrive ever since I bought it, and I've grown accustomed to some of the behaviors while driving at highway speeds, but this new problem.....I want to know how concerned I should be and how prepared I should be for the possibility of the worst case scenario 
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