Torque Converter Engage Delay
05-17-2014, 04:42 AM
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Torque Converter Engage Delay
Hello Everybody...I'm new to owning a Cherokee.........I have a 1996 Cherokee Sport 4.0 Automatic.........If I'm stopped with my foot on the break everything feels fine. Sometimes when I take off from a dead stop there seems to be a delay in the torque converter locking in at times...Doesn't happen always.............about 50%.........It kicks in with a clunk and then everything is fine.........Shifts great ........My AT knowledge is very limited. I was hoping somebody could point me in the right direction..............
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05-17-2014, 07:22 AM
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Have you checked the fluid level and condition of not only the trans but every other part of your NEW Cherokee's drivetrain?
05-17-2014, 07:24 AM
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Have you tried changing the fluid? Sounds more like a trans issue than a converter issue. You might pull the inspection cover and check the flex plate bolts, also.
05-19-2014, 06:35 AM
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Gonna change the fluid and the screen today........I'll let you know how that works out...................When I replaced the radiator it had some Trans fluid in it so this may very well be the problem.........It was the original 18yr old radiator..........I don't want to flush a tranny that old so I'll just keep changing the fluid all summer. Thank God the AW4 has a drain plug...
05-19-2014, 07:02 AM
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Gonna change the fluid and the screen today........I'll let you know how that works out...................When I replaced the radiator it had some Trans fluid in it so this may very well be the problem.........It was the original 18yr old radiator..........I don't want to flush a tranny that old so I'll just keep changing the fluid all summer. Thank God the AW4 has a drain plug...
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[Screen was black but not clogged..............Put it all back together.......Still same problem....Checked TPS and was OK....Honestly, I don't begin to understand what the trans throttle cable does..LOL..What was happening was transmission wasn't downshifting into first unless you stepped on gas at times causing Clunk/Jerk......Didn't happen every time and didn't happen when fluid was cold....
.....Talked to a transmission man who said replace shift solenoids.............Removed pan again...........replaced solenoids........now it downshifts like a new transmission...........I hope this information helps other people..................Every Jeep is so different and has it's own idiosyncrasies.
Anybody want a container of TransX...................LOL
.....Talked to a transmission man who said replace shift solenoids.............Removed pan again...........replaced solenoids........now it downshifts like a new transmission...........I hope this information helps other people..................Every Jeep is so different and has it's own idiosyncrasies. Anybody want a container of TransX...................LOL
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Yes, I took every bodies advise. I replaced the TPS. I adjusted the throttle cable after some research.
Re-Torqued the torque converter bolts. Still changing fluid. It was black. Replaced the filter. Replaced all three solenoids. I couldn't be happier. I thank everybody who participated. Taking her on a long trip to see my daughter in Charlotte....
Re-Torqued the torque converter bolts. Still changing fluid. It was black. Replaced the filter. Replaced all three solenoids. I couldn't be happier. I thank everybody who participated. Taking her on a long trip to see my daughter in Charlotte....
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