jerk when changing to drive
03-16-2001, 07:57 AM
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jerk when changing to drive
I dont know if this is a common problem as the car gets older cause my brothers trans does the same thing...when you move to reverse or overdrive or anyything except for parking and neutral the car jerks....the jerk is only to kick in whatever you put it in but when you are driving it runs good.....im sorry about the poor explanation but i just got my car about 3 months ago....does anyone have any suggestions about what it may be? 
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1988 Trans am.......best 600 bucks ive ever spent...305 5.0 but will save my lunch money and every penny to swap for a 350 tpi in the coming two years
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1988 Trans am.......best 600 bucks ive ever spent...305 5.0 but will save my lunch money and every penny to swap for a 350 tpi in the coming two years
03-16-2001, 08:29 AM
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my RS (below) and my friends Sport coupe from 86 both did the same thing...we'd sit in the school parking lot and scare ricers playing with it......does it like squat to the left front in reverse then squat to the right rear in drive? if thats what it does i'd like to know if it means something bad...i've hadn't had any other problems with the tranny.....yet.... 
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1991 RS LO3
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1991 RS LO3
mods: 14" chrome air cleaner, straight-piped after cat exhaust with one chrome dual tip on the left side.
future mods: headers, removing smog equipment, and as many cheap mods as i can find
aol s/n: budman8503
GONE MUSTANG HUNTING.......
BACK IN 10 SECONDS
03-16-2001, 08:36 AM
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yeah it does the exact same thing but i dont mind...i just wanted to know if it would lead to future problems.....i cant wait till i paint my car and ill be eating all the ricers in my school..for some weird reason everyone there is into a honda civic mentality 
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1988 Trans am.......best 600 bucks ive ever spent...305 5.0 but will save my lunch money and every penny to swap for a 350 tpi in the coming two years
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1988 Trans am.......best 600 bucks ive ever spent...305 5.0 but will save my lunch money and every penny to swap for a 350 tpi in the coming two years
03-17-2001, 06:35 PM
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yeah what lemmings 
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1991 RS LO3
mods: 14" chrome air cleaner, straight-piped after cat exhaust with one chrome dual tip on the left side.
future mods: headers, removing smog equipment, and as many cheap mods as i can find
aol s/n: budman8503
GONE MUSTANG HUNTING.......
BACK IN 10 SECONDS
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1991 RS LO3
mods: 14" chrome air cleaner, straight-piped after cat exhaust with one chrome dual tip on the left side.
future mods: headers, removing smog equipment, and as many cheap mods as i can find
aol s/n: budman8503
GONE MUSTANG HUNTING.......
BACK IN 10 SECONDS
03-18-2001, 02:56 AM
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Car: 88 Firebird WS6
Engine: 350 TPI
Transmission: T56
Axle/Gears: 3.42
The hard slam into reverse or drive is normal for the older trnnies. In 87 1/2 they upgraded them. One of the upgrades was a seperate valve body and accumulator to soften this.
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