tranny shift?

hotrod ford · Post by **hotrod ford** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 8:09 pm

so as i finished up the packing on my speedo cable and removed my frame gas tank today i noticed that both bolts going from my tranny to tranny mountwere just barely in the holes. so i reinstalled them and cleaned up around the truck. now ive had this truck now for about 4-5 weeks and sfifted just fine. now with the tranny tightened down it shifts hard now. even at a stop light when i let off the gas to go it shifts hard. WHAT IS THE DEAL?

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 8:20 pm

maybe the bolts need to be looened and retightened again. it may have put it in a bind.

hotrod ford · Post by **hotrod ford** » Fri Aug 31, 2007 9:22 pm

why would it bind? is there supposed to be a spacer between the mount and the tranny? its weird that when it got tight that it started to shift hard.

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 12:01 pm

it may have been in the wrong position when it was tighttened down. thats all i can think of. there should be a slight distance it can move side to side it the crossmember that could allow it to move slightly. unless there is another reason the trans isn't getting proper support.

hotrod ford · Post by **hotrod ford** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 2:22 pm

ok, so i loosened the bolts and went for a ride. from a complete stop and letting the brake off the truck engaged fine but felt a little hesatation during shifting. came back and tightened them back down. went again. now from a stopped position and letting off the brake engaged hard but excelerated fine. could it be when i tighten the boltd down that the tranny is getting pulled down to far?

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 2:55 pm

i guess it could be the mount is worn some and making it shift hard. does it want to grind when shifted or does it just hard to push it into gear?

hotrod ford · Post by **hotrod ford** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 2:59 pm

so i had my wife go and sit in the truck. i laid on the ground and had her to run a cycle through the shifter. i laid on the ground and watched the tranny and rear. every time she went into drive i saw the hard shifting was coming from the rear end not from the tranny. now what?

rjewkes · Post by **rjewkes** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 3:00 pm

man. tran or automatic? i think someone rebuilt it wrong or it needs a rebuild. being loose just lowers the effect becuase it has room to flex.

hotrod ford · Post by **hotrod ford** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 3:05 pm

its an auto. they are tight now. i mean i fill safer that way. i dont know if the guy i bought it from knew about it or not. he moved to hawaii. the tranny mount looks fine though. could the problem be in the reareand?

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 3:05 pm

coming from the rear end. how is the carrier bearing and the ujoints? that is my first thought. my second thought would be the rear end bearings.

hotrod ford · Post by **hotrod ford** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 3:09 pm

they look fine. they have your usual wear but nothing major. while the truck was in nuetral i checked the drive shaft by the rear. i could move it back and forth. not alot, but im not sure how much movement is allowed either.

fordman · Post by **fordman** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 3:11 pm

i don't thinkits suppose to move at all. is it the driveshaft moving or is the pinoin moving with the driveshft?

hotrod ford · Post by **hotrod ford** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 3:16 pm

their both moving together.

hotrod ford · Post by **hotrod ford** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 4:53 pm

when i put the truck in neutral the drive shaft and pinion both move. is that normal?

hotrod ford · Post by **hotrod ford** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 9:20 pm

anyone out there have any info for this. is it the tranny or the rearend? thanks.

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