More Shudder Issues
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More Shudder Issues
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I had a shudder issue when turning from a stop & thought it was the clutch packs, but it turned out to be the int. steering shaft. Nice hefty bill there, & now I'm having another shudder issue. A while back I had the TC shudder going into overdrive & put in 2.0oz of Dr Tranny shudder fix that worked well. This shudder is just after turning, and sometimes coming to a stop, going through the low gears. (When motor is cold) It's almost like it loses power and/or is slipping. Could this be the TC itself? Or maybe still the clutch packs/rear? I'm thinking I should try a full tranny flush, or change rear fluid, or both. Not really sure where to attack first.
2006 XLT 5.4l
I had a shudder issue when turning from a stop & thought it was the clutch packs, but it turned out to be the int. steering shaft. Nice hefty bill there, & now I'm having another shudder issue. A while back I had the TC shudder going into overdrive & put in 2.0oz of Dr Tranny shudder fix that worked well. This shudder is just after turning, and sometimes coming to a stop, going through the low gears. (When motor is cold) It's almost like it loses power and/or is slipping. Could this be the TC itself? Or maybe still the clutch packs/rear? I'm thinking I should try a full tranny flush, or change rear fluid, or both. Not really sure where to attack first.
2006 XLT 5.4l
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Never since I've owned it have I had the tranny serviced. I just took the truck in today for a full flush and filter replacement. I checked the fluid last night and it seemed darker than it should be so I'm hoping the issue is just bad fluid.
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Hey everyone,
After fixing all of my steering issues (Int. Steering Shaft), adding friction modifiers to the rear end, & getting my tranny fluid replaced.. the shudder is better, but not gone. It seems far worse when going from a cold start. Today it was probably worse than before I had changed the tranny fluids. Just after a turn it hesitates and feels like a loss of power, then catches and I continue...sometimes when coming to a stop it will shudder when I'm going 10mph or under. The worst today was when I was taking a righthand turn through a light and it sounded like it locked up. Could this be the torque converter or anything other than Tranny/RearEnd??? Its really driving me nuts and I'm moving very soon so I need to be able to haul & tow a trailer.
After fixing all of my steering issues (Int. Steering Shaft), adding friction modifiers to the rear end, & getting my tranny fluid replaced.. the shudder is better, but not gone. It seems far worse when going from a cold start. Today it was probably worse than before I had changed the tranny fluids. Just after a turn it hesitates and feels like a loss of power, then catches and I continue...sometimes when coming to a stop it will shudder when I'm going 10mph or under. The worst today was when I was taking a righthand turn through a light and it sounded like it locked up. Could this be the torque converter or anything other than Tranny/RearEnd??? Its really driving me nuts and I'm moving very soon so I need to be able to haul & tow a trailer.
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Hey everyone,
After fixing all of my steering issues (Int. Steering Shaft), adding friction modifiers to the rear end, & getting my tranny fluid replaced.. the shudder is better, but not gone. It seems far worse when going from a cold start. Today it was probably worse than before I had changed the tranny fluids. Just after a turn it hesitates and feels like a loss of power, then catches and I continue...sometimes when coming to a stop it will shudder when I'm going 10mph or under. The worst today was when I was taking a righthand turn through a light and it sounded like it locked up. Could this be the torque converter or anything other than Tranny/RearEnd??? Its really driving me nuts and I'm moving very soon so I need to be able to haul & tow a trailer.
After fixing all of my steering issues (Int. Steering Shaft), adding friction modifiers to the rear end, & getting my tranny fluid replaced.. the shudder is better, but not gone. It seems far worse when going from a cold start. Today it was probably worse than before I had changed the tranny fluids. Just after a turn it hesitates and feels like a loss of power, then catches and I continue...sometimes when coming to a stop it will shudder when I'm going 10mph or under. The worst today was when I was taking a righthand turn through a light and it sounded like it locked up. Could this be the torque converter or anything other than Tranny/RearEnd??? Its really driving me nuts and I'm moving very soon so I need to be able to haul & tow a trailer.
It sure sounds like a Tranny issue to me? With what you described I can't see how it could be your rearend.(God this response I just made sounds sooo wrong on so many levels)
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I think I may try adding another 2oz tube of Dr Tranny (even tho I know its just a patch) just to see if it helps. If it goes away well then I know for damn sure what the issue is. Has anyone heard of Dr Tranny having any ill effects to the transmission?
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After reading through TONS of forums on shudder issues.....My list of things to attempt: TCM reflash, recheck U-joints, check/lube slip yoke, then finally (if TCM reflash doesn't work) I will add the 2oz of DrTranny to see if it really is the Torque converter going.