Multi-Part Question - Transmission Clunk

[Marlin]

Thanks guys. SilverBullet I think I will take your advice and just replace it, I had already read the cleaning how-to on the Planet and it looked a little too advanced for my taste. I'm with you, I'd rather just replace it and (hopefully) not have to worry with it again.


So do you have a recommended setting? My concern is I'd rather NOT have to take the skid plates off and put them back on more than once if possible. Plus I really would rather have a mechanic install it, so obviously I don't want to keep going back in for adjustments (though they're nice guys and would probably do it for free - unless the skidplates have to go on/off each time). Surely the dials on the Interceptor are marked in someway, 1-10, 10/20/30%, etc?

And yes your analogies are weird but strangely they do make sense.

I remember reading that another member made an extension for the harness on the interceptor and mounted it in cab, thats what I would do, especially with the skid plates under there.
That gives the ability for anytime adjustments. It would not be hard at all to do...
As for the clunking, mine was doing that after an Isuzu tranny maintenance. I did nothing about it, 6 months later(about 2k miles), I had no 3rd to 4th shifting unless I let off the gas, and then it started thunking into first. I would get it fixed ASAP.

[vt_maverick]

I remember reading that another member made an extension for the harness on the interceptor and mounted it in cab, thats what I would do, especially with the skid plates under there.
That gives the ability for anytime adjustments. It would not be hard at all to do...

Funny I was having that same thought this morning. Damn I should have that electrician guy who sold me this thing do it before I bought it. I do think that's the way to go, although I probably would just put it in the engine bay somewhere.

As for the clunking, mine was doing that after an Isuzu tranny maintenance. I did nothing about it, 6 months later(about 2k miles), I had no 3rd to 4th shifting unless I let off the gas, and then it started thunking into first. I would get it fixed ASAP.

That's my other sneaking suspicion, I just had the shop do the 60K maintenance which included a tranny flush and filter replacement, so maybe they messed something up? In any event I thought it would be wise to have the replacement part on hand if they need it, especially since it seems like this is a bound-to-fail-eventually part. I did "ground" the VX for the week, I'm driving the wife's Axiom to work all week while we wait on the part to arrive (hopefully Thursday so I can get it fixed on Friday).

[MSHardeman]

Make sure that the shop filled the transmission correctly. There is a pretty involved process of warming the trans up, shifting through all the gears, letting it cool down, standing on one leg, reciting the alphabet backwards all while wearing a brightly colored clown wig.

OK, maybe not all that, but there is a very specific set of steps that have to happen to make sure that the fluid is topped off. Other members have had their transmissions fail because these steps weren't followed by the shop they used.

The instructions may be in the how-to section, or maybe someone who has them on hand will post them up.....if you need them.

[Marlin]

Funny I was having that same thought this morning. Damn I should have that electrician guy who sold me this thing do it before I bought it. I do think that's the way to go, although I probably would just put it in the engine bay somewhere.



That's my other sneaking suspicion, I just had the shop do the 60K maintenance which included a tranny flush and filter replacement, so maybe they messed something up? In any event I thought it would be wise to have the replacement part on hand if they need it, especially since it seems like this is a bound-to-fail-eventually part. I did "ground" the VX for the week, I'm driving the wife's Axiom to work all week while we wait on the part to arrive (hopefully Thursday so I can get it fixed on Friday).

I now know there is no way they did my maintenance correct. It took em like 30 minutes. I don't think they filled it IAW the procedure.