FREE REPAIR MANUALS & LABOR GUIDES 1982-2013 Vehicles
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Forward Engagement Slips, Shudders, and/or Chatters

FORWARD ENGAGEMENT SLIPS, SHUDDERS AND/OR CHATTERS
1. Improper fluid level.
2. Incorrectly adjusted or damaged linkage.
3. Low main control pressure.
4. Valve body bolts improperly torqued.
5. Valve body dirty or valves sticking.
6. Forward clutch piston check ball leaking and/or not seating.
7. Cut and/or worn forward clutch piston seal.
8. Leaking forward clutch stator support seal rings Nos. 3 and 4.
9. Damaged low one-way clutch (planetary).