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Old Dec 31, 2008 | 07:29 PM
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Manual shifting 4R100

I bought my '00 F250 4x4 V10 Automatic last spring. This is the first automatic truck I've owned in the 18 years I've owned trucks. My last truck was a '96 F250 with the ZF 5 speed. With the '96 I regularly shifted between 5th and 4th gears to slow the truck on hills and in slower traffic rather than braking. Is switching the OD on and off to do the same thing OK? Is manually shifting the 4R100 going to do it any harm or cause excessive wear?
 
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Old Dec 31, 2008 | 07:34 PM
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Switching the OD on and off wont hert anything. That's why there's a switch...lol
I don't believe manually shifting it will hert ether.
 
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Old Dec 31, 2008 | 07:42 PM
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I'm a slushbox rookie. I had to ask. Autos always feel so strange to me when manually shifted that I figured it couldn't be a good thing.
 
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Old Dec 31, 2008 | 08:19 PM
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If you get a programmer you can adjust the shift firmness and shift points.
Then it wont feel like a slush box.
 
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