I had a very weird and scary situation this week with my truck. Even though it has 360,000 miles on it, it had been running fine. All of a sudden, it started shifting hard. I don't even have gas money this week. I was afraid I would have to find another $1600 for a transmission overhaul.
Exact symptoms:
1. Hard shifting in every gear no matter how lightly loaded.
2. Doesn't shift as hard under heavier load.
3. Sometimes 'catches' or 'bumps' in reverse - like a delay before engaging or something.
4. No slipping in any gear or at speed.
5. A slight whine (I thought it was some other little car nearby).
I looked at all of the Ford troubleshooting threads without finding anything but horror stories and bad news. I finally found someone who had exactly my symptoms on a snowplow website! It seems that I had recently pulled a heavily loaded trailer. When the computer detected the slippage due to the heavier load, it applied full line pressure to clamp the clutches and bands tighter. It never reset itself.
I disconnected the battery for 30 minutes. The computer reset. It shifts as smoothly as new now. Wow!
Even if I could have found someone honest enough to check it and tell me what is wrong without arbitrarily rebuilding the whole transmission, it would still have cost me $50 to $100 minimum. More likely, $300 or $400.
God bless the internet and thank You for the word of knowledge.
To everyone out there: do your research. ...and always look one more time. Good luck!
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
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