Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) Goodbye Grind!

[KHaeckler]

My truck just went back to the dealer for the ongoing grind in 4th and sometimes 3rd. This was my third complaint since I bought the truck. The service manager called me later and said they were replacing the whole transmission because 6 speeds shouldn't grind like this! Wow! They replaced the transmission and it shifts like glass now. I can't believe I settled for that crappy grind for so long and just assumed that it's normal. My old transmission would quit grinding after it warmed up (usually). The new one shifts just as good cold as it does hot. The dealer also said my old transmission was full of metal shavings. I hope this story motivates others with the intermittent grind to have it checked out!!!



Karl

 

[HEMI®Dart]

I thought you were retiring when I first saw the thread.

 

[KHaeckler]

Hemi,

I was just about ready to trade my truck for my neighbor's Ford Pinto

 

[Peter Campbell]

They made a movie about ford pinto's drag racing in reverse- I think it was Chariots of fire

 

[Shovelhead]

Originally posted by Peter Campbell

They made a movie about ford pinto's drag racing in reverse- I think it was Chariots of fire

Along that same thought:

I remember when Pintos were being used in Pro Stock classes, they did some wind tunnel testing and determined that the Pinto body would be 2-3 mph faster if it was turned around backwards on the chassis.



AHHHH just remembering, Sox & Martin, Bill "Grumpy" Jenkins, Bob Glidden... ... ... ... .