Rumble-strip like vibration.
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Rumble-strip like vibration.
I have a 97 F150 Super Cab 4x4 with the 4.6 auto and a 3.55. I just bought it a couple of weeks ago with 42000 on the clock. When going up hills (mild grade) and keeping the truck at about 40mph (3rd gear approx 1400-1600rpms - requires light throttle), the truck makes a vibration that feels like I'm going over shallow rumble strips - like the ones on the side of the road. If I take my foot off the gas completely the "rumbling" stops. Anybody have any idea what could be causing this or experience this with their truck?
I also posted this in the tranny forum, so if you see it there please don't flame!
I also posted this in the tranny forum, so if you see it there please don't flame!
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I had a simular problem and found that changing my PCV valve all but cured it. I did the blow test and the old valve seemed to be working but it obviously was not. Now my tranny down shifts out of torque converter lock-up when on these grades. It probably wasen't able to produce enough vacume with the bad PCV to unlock the torque converter. Costs only $3 to find out. Could be a cheep fix.
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Similar vibration?
I have a similar type of vibration. Mine occurs between 35-45 mph, and when I go to pass just before it downshifts, I get that same type of "rumblestrip" type vibration. Have read many different post describing this vibration under similar and varied conditions. No one has seemed to come up with a sure fix for it, but many people seem to have it. Since I get this vibration just before downshifting, would that point to a bad torque converter? This vibration feels as though the drive shaft is out of balance.
I would love to think it is the PCV and not something more expensive and elaborate to fix.
Any solutions out there??? Unfortunately, I don't have any.
I would love to think it is the PCV and not something more expensive and elaborate to fix.
Any solutions out there??? Unfortunately, I don't have any.
Last edited by Rotties150; 01-01-2002 at 08:01 PM.
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Rotties150,
I have posted this in a couple other places as well. In one of the posts a Ford tech said that he sees this all the time and that the fix is to change the fluid in the tranny AND torque converter and replace the filter. I was extremely surprised that they didn't want to try this fix on my vehicle before they decided to go ahead and replace the whole tranny.
If you can be sure that it is a tranny problem, I would say spend the 150 bucks or whatever and have this done and use MERCON V fluid. Others have said that worn U Joints can also have the same "rumble strip" effect, but if your truck is only doing it in a certian gear or something, it is obviously not U joints.
If you can be sure that it is a tranny problem, I would say spend the 150 bucks or whatever and have this done and use MERCON V fluid. Others have said that worn U Joints can also have the same "rumble strip" effect, but if your truck is only doing it in a certian gear or something, it is obviously not U joints.
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My wife had a 98 Windstar, same problem when the tranny was shifting out/in of OD. Changed the tranny filter, worked fine for a while and then started again. I just bought a 2002 SCREW 4.6 Auto, hope this problem doesn't start with it. If so, all I can say is Ford needs to take another look at there trannies. It's too common and in too many different makes and models....... I've owned nothing but Fords for the last 18 years, but only recently had any tranny problems at all.
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