Transmission shift concern
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Transmission shift concern
I have a 97 F350 4x4 SRW w/5.8 and automatic tranny. The promblem is the transmission shifts harsh in all upshifts(1-2,2-3,3-4.) The 1-2 shift is by far the hardest as it will throw everthing of the dash when it shifts not to mention the wiplash you get. If you let of the gas a little its still pretty rough but not as bad. I pulled the codes off of the computer and every thing comes back ok. I'm pretty sure the transmission is an E4OD.
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Transmission shift concern
Have you had the truck since new? I just installed a shift kit in my 84 f150 c6 5.8L truck and it shifts hard enough to skip the cd. Maybe the previous owner (if there was one) has installed a kit.
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Might just try doing some service on the trans. Change the trans fluid and filter. While the pan's off, take the opportunity to install a drain plug. The fluid/filter condition makes a huge difference on the E4OD.
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Chuck
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Transmission shift concern
I have a 97 F350 4x4 SRW w/5.8 and automatic tranny. The promblem is the transmission shifts harsh in all upshifts(1-2,2-3,3-4.) The 1-2 shift is by far the hardest as it will throw everthing of the dash when it shifts not to mention the wiplash you get. If you let of the gas a little its still pretty rough but not as bad. I pulled the codes off of the computer and every thing comes back ok. I'm pretty sure the transmission is an E4OD.
It almost threw you out of the cab when it shifted from 1 to 2
Especialy if you drove the truck when it was cold.Sparky
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Ill try fluid and filter but I'm pretty sure thats not it. I bought the truck brand new in Feb '97. Its been the best truck I have ever owned, got 140,000 on it and still going strong. One thing i failed to mention is about 6 months after I got the truck I got it in some deep water and toasted the solenoids in the valve body, and wound up with just one gear. I took it back to the dealer still under warranty and they fixed it. It shifted fine until about a year ago it started shifting hard on 1-2, then recently 2-3 and 3-4 has started to shift hard. The computer controls the line pressure in the E40D if I'm not mistaken, right? Anyway the way its shifting now cant be good, and I hope I can figure it out soon. Thanks.
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