If I hit the gas hard sometimes the drivetrain will shudder for a second before the power really engages.


Obviously something is wrong, but what?
Tranny?
Torque converter?
Gears?

I did search but obviously (shudder) is a kinda vague keyword...

I have no other noises or shifting issues at all and car drives fine the rest of the time.

any suggestions would be appreciated, thanks

 

my 92 used to do that especially when accelerating on turns but occasionally on straight line launches as well. I installed a tranny cooler for the 700R4 and tightened the torsion bars up and the shudder went away for me. Hope this might help ya

 

yes it IS worse while turning!
Thanks I'll look into that any recommendations on where to get the parts?

Thanks

 

OK, after thinking about it I have no idea how either of those things would help?
A cooler would only help if the problem only happened when hot, but it happens cold too.
And I understand how torsion bars MAY cause a shudder, BUT the shudder I am talking about is clearly preventing the power from hitting the wheels, so again I don't see how that could be it??

 

well after paying attention a little more I have noticed this only seems to happen while DOWNSHIFTING (when u floor it at cruising speed etc).

Anyone else have any ideas or similar problems?

 

front or back wheels?

 

Sounds like your TV cable may be bad or out of adjustment.

 

Wheel bearings maybe.

 

Thanks guys.

Turns out my pan gasket sprung a good leak since I last checked the fluid (which was recent) so little to no fluid is always gonna cause problems! LOL

Feels like a new trans now

 

glad to hear you figured it out... I neglected to say when I installed the cooler my tranny had a leak as well so I replaced the filter and gasket...... and yes fluid always helps mechanical parts work better lol

 

Thanks 87. I have to keep reminding myself, check the cheapest and simplest things first, they are usually the fix! LOL

Now I can go back to thinking about fun stuff, like some nice loud side exhaust dumps )