Thread: abrupt downshift..really abrupt
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Old 11-15-2002, 02:57 PM
suginami suginami is offline
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I have the four speed transmission, and mine thunks the same way, real hard, from 2 to 1, when I'm decelerating to go around a corner, than hit the accelerator real hard. The car goes "bam" into first gear.

If I accelerate gradually after slowing down, the tranny shifts properly.
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