Tranny popped out of gear
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2004 E55, Triumph Speed Triple
Tranny popped out of gear
morning all,
This morning on my way to work, I had my transmission pop out of third when I went to pass someone. (In other words at hammer down, full throttle) It made a loud clunk, sounded like something slammed into something else and then the engine free revved. I tried using the paddles to shift into another gear, but the transmission just stayed in 'c' mode. Then I pulled over and restarted the car, and everything works fine again.
Did a couple pulls on the freeway from 40-80 like I did before and nothing weird happened.
Any ideas what could have caused this? Conductor plate? Clutch pack? Fluid level?
This morning on my way to work, I had my transmission pop out of third when I went to pass someone. (In other words at hammer down, full throttle) It made a loud clunk, sounded like something slammed into something else and then the engine free revved. I tried using the paddles to shift into another gear, but the transmission just stayed in 'c' mode. Then I pulled over and restarted the car, and everything works fine again.
Did a couple pulls on the freeway from 40-80 like I did before and nothing weird happened.
Any ideas what could have caused this? Conductor plate? Clutch pack? Fluid level?
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2004 E55
morning all,
This morning on my way to work, I had my transmission pop out of third when I went to pass someone. (In other words at hammer down, full throttle) It made a loud clunk, sounded like something slammed into something else and then the engine free revved. I tried using the paddles to shift into another gear, but the transmission just stayed in 'c' mode. Then I pulled over and restarted the car, and everything works fine again.
Did a couple pulls on the freeway from 40-80 like I did before and nothing weird happened.
Any ideas what could have caused this? Conductor plate? Clutch pack? Fluid level?
This morning on my way to work, I had my transmission pop out of third when I went to pass someone. (In other words at hammer down, full throttle) It made a loud clunk, sounded like something slammed into something else and then the engine free revved. I tried using the paddles to shift into another gear, but the transmission just stayed in 'c' mode. Then I pulled over and restarted the car, and everything works fine again.
Did a couple pulls on the freeway from 40-80 like I did before and nothing weird happened.
Any ideas what could have caused this? Conductor plate? Clutch pack? Fluid level?
k2 was the most strained clutch in 3rd and usually wears the worst and is the first clutch to fail from what I have seen.
Anychance you can see fill times/pressures in SDS?
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Check fluid level then if its off correct it... more than likely the conductor plate is failing ( I hope ) or you may be looking for a complete rebuild
k2 was the most strained clutch in 3rd and usually wears the worst and is the first clutch to fail from what I have seen.
Anychance you can see fill times/pressures in SDS?
k2 was the most strained clutch in 3rd and usually wears the worst and is the first clutch to fail from what I have seen.
Anychance you can see fill times/pressures in SDS?
Would that be under actual values in the transmission controller?
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2004 E55
Control units
Drive
Transmission
--->Read Fault codes and document they will tell you what stored
Adaptations
Read or reset adaptation values
Then read each one or all
3-4 and 4-3 are going to be the most important in this case
IDK why I make this hard on myself
Barry put in all the work...Thanks BBirdwell!
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...rmination.html
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From: Orange County, Ca
2004 E55, Triumph Speed Triple
From memory (forgive me)
Control units
Drive
Transmission
--->Read Fault codes and document they will tell you what stored
Adaptations
Read or reset adaptation values
Then read each one or all
3-4 and 4-3 are going to be the most important in this case
IDK why I make this hard on myself
Barry put in all the work...Thanks BBirdwell!
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...rmination.html
Control units
Drive
Transmission
--->Read Fault codes and document they will tell you what stored
Adaptations
Read or reset adaptation values
Then read each one or all
3-4 and 4-3 are going to be the most important in this case
IDK why I make this hard on myself
Barry put in all the work...Thanks BBirdwell!
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...rmination.html
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2004 E55
"I only found out when I had it cut out after a high speed overtake. Went out of gear, no CEL, was fine when car restarted. Did it once more and I took it to the dealer and they gave me all the info above and identified K2 clutch as slipping. Code was for inappropriate gear ratio."
Good luck my friend 89k isnt bad but the SDS system will tell all it seems
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From: Orange County, Ca
2004 E55, Triumph Speed Triple
From memory (forgive me)
Control units
Drive
Transmission
--->Read Fault codes and document they will tell you what stored
Adaptations
Read or reset adaptation values
Then read each one or all
3-4 and 4-3 are going to be the most important in this case
IDK why I make this hard on myself
Barry put in all the work...Thanks BBirdwell!
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...rmination.html
Control units
Drive
Transmission
--->Read Fault codes and document they will tell you what stored
Adaptations
Read or reset adaptation values
Then read each one or all
3-4 and 4-3 are going to be the most important in this case
IDK why I make this hard on myself
Barry put in all the work...Thanks BBirdwell!
https://mbworld.org/forums/w211-amg/...rmination.html
Looks like the packs are ok though, which is a huge relief. 4-3 is 3 and 4 cycles, and 3-4 is 4 and 3. Which sounds confusing when written out, but hey, that's the data.
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"I only found out when I had it cut out after a high speed overtake. Went out of gear, no CEL, was fine when car restarted. Did it once more and I took it to the dealer and they gave me all the info above and identified K2 clutch as slipping. Code was for inappropriate gear ratio."
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2004 E55, Triumph Speed Triple
Just checked the fluid, and was 1/2 a qt low, so I added some. Fluid looked otherwise clean.
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