Shifting Question

[jdewolfe]

Hey everyone- Hope all is well with you all.

 

I was out this past week doing some deer hunting. In the process, I did some driving through a field that was disced, so it was quite rough on the truck. Anyways, since then, it seems that my 1 to 2 shift isn't as firm as it was. It almost seems like it slips going in to second. Is this anything I should be worried about? Or what do you guys think? I was thinking about unhooking the battery just to reset everything.

 

On a separate note, I finally drove the truck in some snow and ice. Wow, this thing handles amazing. Even with the crappy tires that I have on it, I couldn't believe it!

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As long as it doesn't slip any at more than half throttle, and especially at WOT it'll be fine. Unhooking the battery like you mentioned should make it shift different for a while, how long that would be is anybody's guess. The transmission slips a little into each gear at low throttle to try and provide the smoothest shift possible.

 

 

P.S.- be careful in that ice, you make think it handles good until you slip up and give it too much gas and spin her into a ditch.

[jdewolfe]

As long as it doesn't slip any at more than half throttle, and especially at WOT it'll be fine. Unhooking the battery like you mentioned should make it shift different for a while, how long that would be is anybody's guess. The transmission slips a little into each gear at low throttle to try and provide the smoothest shift possible.

 

 

P.S.- be careful in that ice, you make think it handles good until you slip up and give it too much gas and spin her into a ditch.

 

Wide open it is fine, I only notice it at less than half throttle. It is just weird because when I first got the truck it was also so rough shifting into second at anything less than half. Now it doesn't.. I'm not gonna worry until it gets a lot worse, if it does at all.

 

Thanks for the advice, I'll definitely be careful on the ice. That auto 4wd works pretty darn cool too!

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auto 4wd is for sissies.

 

 

 

 

 

HDs don't have auto.

[mudpuppy]

I have a 2006 GMC Z71 and it does the same 1-2 shift under light acceleration also. Not all the time though.

[jdewolfe]

I have a 2006 GMC Z71 and it does the same 1-2 shift under light acceleration also. Not all the time though.

 

Interesting. Thanks for the reply. I'm not going to worry too much about it then. I figured I would ask. I'm getting close to 50,000. Once I hit that, I'll probably do a tranny fluid and filter change just to be safe.