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1996 transmission in and out of overdrive

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Old 08-19-2020, 09:41 PM
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Default 1996 transmission in and out of lock up

Changed fluid and filter all was dirty but ok - nothing in pan. Changed TPS and that made a huge difference. Now only has done very minimal once or twice. Any other ideas ?
 

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Changed fluid and filter all was dirty but ok - nothing obvious. Truck drives great until I start crusing above 50 mph and it seems to slip in and out of overdrive - if I feather the gas I can help
it a little not to slip in and out ... any ideas on issue ?
Sounds like the OD unit needs replacing or rebuilt. I think there is something in the transmission that has to do with OD that commonly fails. Irs easy to replace but I can't remember it. Someone will chime in and tell you the part.
 
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1st, adjust your kickdown cable, helped a bit with mine. 2nd, i added lubegard friction modifier and after about 125 miles of city driving trans had firmer shifts and stayed in o overdrive
 
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Replace the throttle position sensor.
 
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