Transmission issues
#1
Transmission issues
So my factory trans with 240k finally gave out. I bought 1 from a good buddy that was 100% g2g. I get it installed and this is where I'm at.
first off I had to cut off the exhaust past the collectors because bolts were rusted and stripped out. I haven't got it wielded it back up yet and the 2 rear o2 sensors are currently unplugged.
reverse works perfect
1st perfect
2nd perfect
3rd is like neutral until around 3800rpm then pulls like a tractor but will tach out only doing about 45mph, seems slow for 3rd. 2nd will run into the mid 50s before rpms get that high.
will not shift to 4th
from dead stop manual shifting on column
reverse strong
1st strong
2nd strong
3rd strong
dead stop in 1st rolling through to drive
1st is strong
2nd strong
3rd acts like neutral till around 3800rmp
will not shift to 4th
checked all fuses really hoping someone can say for sure the o2 sensors may be where my problem lies. I dont want to pay the shop to weld it back together without some input from yall first
first off I had to cut off the exhaust past the collectors because bolts were rusted and stripped out. I haven't got it wielded it back up yet and the 2 rear o2 sensors are currently unplugged.
reverse works perfect
1st perfect
2nd perfect
3rd is like neutral until around 3800rpm then pulls like a tractor but will tach out only doing about 45mph, seems slow for 3rd. 2nd will run into the mid 50s before rpms get that high.
will not shift to 4th
from dead stop manual shifting on column
reverse strong
1st strong
2nd strong
3rd strong
dead stop in 1st rolling through to drive
1st is strong
2nd strong
3rd acts like neutral till around 3800rmp
will not shift to 4th
checked all fuses really hoping someone can say for sure the o2 sensors may be where my problem lies. I dont want to pay the shop to weld it back together without some input from yall first
#3
So could be shift solenoid even though it tries to shift into 3rd? I was thinking of the solenoid was bad it would stay in 2nd and not shift at all but I dont know much so trying to learn as much as possible
#4
Manual transmission clutches can be made to last a long time, so that old canard wont hold water. I keep my foot off the clutch pedal in my old 1998 K1500 and put it in neutral a stop light, since that reduces throw-out bearing wear and tear. Still running on the OEM clutch, transmission and transfer case too, so it must be working
We truck-drivers dont even use the clutch, unless we are stopped, backing up in a yard and so on. We float the gears without the clutch, but do not do that in a transmission with synchronizers, which are all light vehicle manual transmissions, as they are not designed for that kind of usage, and it can destroy the synchronizers..