During heavy braking does the trans go to neutral?
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I believe it to be fluid starvation caused by the heavy braking for a long duration.
A short stab shouldn't be enough to do it.
The trani will not go into neutral by itself without moving the shifter lever.
Make sure the level is topped up.
I have never experienced this however and I've done some crazy braking tests also. :?
A short stab shouldn't be enough to do it.
The trani will not go into neutral by itself without moving the shifter lever.
Make sure the level is topped up.
I have never experienced this however and I've done some crazy braking tests also. :?
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I agree with the fluid starvation theory, if I make a spirited left turn with mine, it revs high for a second and catches with a thunk, used to do it on normal left turns until I checked the fluid, noticed it a little low and topped off, then started noticing it was gone unless it was a spirited turn.
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hmm, kind of a play off this...when im doing a hard turn, even if i have my foot on the pedal pretty well, it just feels like the car will NOT downshift. It will just stay where it is until I come out of the turn....so I am thinking that maybe its the same thing, just fluid starvation when you are stopping hard, I bet its nothing. Just simple centrifugal force for me and inertia for you.
I hope.
I hope.
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Originally Posted by wjcollier07
hmm, kind of a play off this...when im doing a hard turn, even if i have my foot on the pedal pretty well, it just feels like the car will NOT downshift. It will just stay where it is until I come out of the turn....so I am thinking that maybe its the same thing, just fluid starvation when you are stopping hard, I bet its nothing. Just simple centrifugal force for me and inertia for you.
I hope.
I hope.
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Let'* pull this one back a little bit.
The question is under hard braking if the trans goes into neutral.
This is not the same transmission as a couple of you that have replied with your 87-91'*. It'* not a fluid starvation due to accelerating in a turn, this is straight forward braking.
During braking the torque converter does unlock as mentioned. The trans also does feel like a "freewheel" to a certain degree. There is no actual freewheeling or neutral though. Aim down a good hill and you will feel the engine hold you back a little.
The question is under hard braking if the trans goes into neutral.
This is not the same transmission as a couple of you that have replied with your 87-91'*. It'* not a fluid starvation due to accelerating in a turn, this is straight forward braking.
During braking the torque converter does unlock as mentioned. The trans also does feel like a "freewheel" to a certain degree. There is no actual freewheeling or neutral though. Aim down a good hill and you will feel the engine hold you back a little.
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And iirc, there is a check valve or Ball, that will close when you go to take off again... if not you can enter a neautral of sorts..
I'm not totally sure whats going on here...
When was the last time the fluid was changed?
we can guess all day long... Might want to call a few trans shops and describe the symptoms as best as you can... There may be a few that might give you a decent answer.. If you know of a trans shop that has good word of mouth call them first...
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I'm not totally sure whats going on here...
When was the last time the fluid was changed?
we can guess all day long... Might want to call a few trans shops and describe the symptoms as best as you can... There may be a few that might give you a decent answer.. If you know of a trans shop that has good word of mouth call them first...
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I don't know if this is really a problem or not but I used to have a 95 Olds Cutlass Supreme 3.1 do the same thing but only under extremely hard braking then stepping on the gas immediately, what seems like you are doing.
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