Hard Shift
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Another good tip is, when you park on a hill or incline shift into nuetral keeping your foot on the brake and put your parking brake on, then put it into park. Then when you start up shift into drive and release the parking break. It works wonders trust me. You shouldnt feel that nasty jolt from shifting into drive or reverse.
To boot, brake pads are slightly easier to replace than parts in a transmission bell housing as well.
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From: Waldorf, MD
Originally Posted by gcot29
So I just received the call from my dealer, I took my truck back because I noticed a hard shift from drive to reverse, and also from 1-2. Well after three days, they just called to tell to me it was a bad cam phaser? What in the heck is a cam phaser and would that be what would make it shift hard? Thanks!
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From: Waldorf, MD
Originally Posted by gettingitdone
Don't know what that is but my transmission is getting a new valve body!?! Can anyone elaborate on that?
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Originally Posted by neons4012
A valve body is a part in the transmission that controls where all the fluid goes. IE what solenoid gets fluid and how much it fluid it gets. It can control shifts and gear changes depending what make vehicle it is.
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Update
cool thanks guys I do appreciate it! Just got it bake and it turned out they had to overhaul the main control valve assembly and also replace the cam phaser. I did however have an opportunity to speak to the actual mechanic, which was nice because the service people may not fully convey your individual situation to the mechanic, but it was nice to speak with him one on one. So he said "if" I need to bring it back have service paige him to also come up front to speak with me! So theres nothing lost in translation so to speak haha!
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when my '11 drove off the lot it was a little clunky from 2<1 but that seems to be slowly going away now after 800 miles. Although I have had 2 occasions where I was coasting down and it kinda banged hard shifting from 5<4. I didn't like the feel of it. It it keeps up I'll see if they can flash or do something.