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Old 09-25-2003, 04:21 PM
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I was just wandering what is normal shifting for the 4T60-E trans. The reason I am asking is when mine shift at low speeds you can feel a little thump when it goes into the next gear. It shifts into gear fine, you can feel it shift. When I am going over 55 you can't feel it shift. My dads said this is how most transmissions are. I can't remember what my 1985 grand am shifted like, and I owned chryslers the past 3 years and they shifted like the trans was going to fall out. I am not used to a GM trans so I just would like to know if this is normal. I think it is I just want to make sure.
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mine kinda does the same type of thing. like if you pull out real slow and maybe take it to 2500 or so mine will kinda i dont know how to describe it...its like it wanders around a while before shifting.but like if you romp on it it shifts real crisp.
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It will seem different from your 85. Your 85 was probably all hydroli shifting. The 94 is partial hydrolic and partial electronic. The newer cars are all electronic.
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Yeah it feels like a light kick I guess when it reaches the next gear going about at 2000 to 2500 RPM. I think thats normal but I am not sure. Like I said my last two vehicles where chrysler products and I am sure you all hear of thier trannys (Junk). So I dont want to base any of my opinions on those. I know my 85 is different trans. I can't even remember what it shifted like. All I know is I beat the living hell out of that grand am every day and that trans never slipped once. Best trans ever made in my opinion. No as far as my 4T60-E I haven't had this car long enough to know how good these trannys are. This one shifts good and all(as far as I know because I am not 100% sure what normal is for these). It shifts better than both my chryslers ever did thats for sure!
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