Transmission Slipping
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Transmission Slipping
I have a 2004 F-150 XLT 5.4L 4x4. My transmission keeps slipping when shifting into overdrive. It shifts fine through all other gears so I have been driving with the overdrive set to off. What is causing it to do this? Is there some sort of overdrive sensor that has maybe gone bad? I need help and don't really have the money right now to replace the transmission.
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The overdrive gear is worn out. I would go into the whole thing but it would bore you, and confuse you even more. You are going to need a rebuild soon. all overdrive is, is a gear ratio that allows you to maintain high speeds at low rpm's. Thats why when you pass your transmission drops down a gear.
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nahh... all you need is some kind of shift improver...fords have had overdrive shudders forever... how many miles?...change fluid and filter add some trans X ... or some kind of shift improver or shudder fix
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You don't just replace one part when you rebuild a transmission. It is not cost effective. If you rebuild a transmission you do the whole thing. You have to pull the whole transmission apart to get to almost all other parts.
Last edited by bobkyle2; Feb 6, 2011 at 08:05 PM. Reason: ask sugargrips below me VVVVV
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