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Truck jerks when starting off in 1st gear

Old Dec 7, 2016 | 11:37 AM
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I have a 96 ram with a 5.9 and 46re transmission. 216k miles. Recently within the last 5k miles i have put in new front and rear pads, new rear drums, brake booster, radiator, tps, plugs wires cap rotor and coil, new trans filter and fluid, new oil sending unit, rear main seal, new hub bearing on front driver side, new outer tie rods, ball joints and pitman arm (and the other othing on the passenger side), and a new cat.

​​​​​The new problem now is when i start off and intermittently.. the truck shakes/jerks at about 10mph. Its not from a stop but usually when turning and above 5mph to 15, not when shifting. It feels like a transmission issue or rear end issue. It goes away after shifting into 2nd gear or when i let off the gas for a sec and start gassing again.

Does anyone have any iddas on this?
 
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Old Dec 7, 2016 | 06:28 PM
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Does your truck have a limited slip rear end?

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Old Dec 7, 2016 | 06:33 PM
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Yes it does and i noticed it mostly does it when turning
 
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Old Dec 7, 2016 | 07:33 PM
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May wanna pull the cover off the rear diff, and see if there aren't parts laying on the bottom of the pig..... There are a couple little clips that like to disintegrate, and fall off.... Causes all sorts of interesting problems.

Has the rear fluid been changed recently??
 
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Old Dec 7, 2016 | 08:24 PM
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Not in the 75k miles ive driven it since i bought it
 
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Old Dec 7, 2016 | 09:36 PM
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Wouldn't hurt to check it.... and change the fluid while you are at it. And remember, it requires the friction modifier.
 
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