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Trans fluid and filter change/hard down shifting?

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Old 04-27-2017, 03:33 AM
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Trans fluid and filter change/hard down shifting?

Is it likely that by changing my transmission fluid and filter that it will affect my problem of hard down shifts?
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Is it likely that by changing my transmission fluid and filter that it will affect my problem of hard down shifts?
If done right No -however, it does change the way truck drives little bit, but all in good
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a change of overdue atf results in smoother shifts.

however, most dealers will also reset tcu adaptations which might result in jerkier up/down shifts. if that is the case drive normally and transmission should smooth out in the next 300-500 miles. if it doesnt manual adaptations can be performed on the problematic shifts.

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