Transmission shifts hard and does not go into overdrive

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James Larson

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Posted on Nov 19, 2008

Since you have the same 4R100 as the 7.3L I recommend checking the resistance of the solenoid connectors, it is like sonic said at the rear passenger side and it will be hiding under some flexible heat shielding (it is next to the exhaust pipe afterall..). Specifically, take the resistance (ohms) from pins 1 to 4 doesn't matter which is black or red. It should be 10-20 ohms. You also might have to put a jack under the transfer case, unbolt, drop the support beam and let the whole drivetrain come down a bit for decent access. These pins should be labeled but pin 1 is in the row away from the tab and is the rear-most pin. Replacing the solenoid body is $200 and a pan drop. Grab a few gallons of Mercon!

John Jon

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Posted on Jan 11, 2009

SOURCE: 2002 Ford F150 5.4L hard shifting

Have you ever changed the transmission fluid flush and replaced the transmission filter?

Anonymous

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Posted on Apr 11, 2009

SOURCE: transmission shifts hard ,overdrive light flashes

I had a similar problem which turned out to be caused by a leaking vacuum line.

Good luck!
Brent

Anonymous

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Posted on Apr 15, 2009

SOURCE: f150 transmission neutralizes when shifts to overdrive

I have that exact same truck and transmission and My Transmission did the exact same thing about a year ago and there was some kind of snap ring inside the transmission that broke. I originally thought it had to be an electirical problem because the truck shifted fine until OD or if i turned OD off. The 4r70w is a light transmission and i would suggest you have a shift kit put in and they make a heavier kit to beef it up.. Sorry its probably not the new you were looking for.

Anonymous

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Posted on Apr 24, 2009

SOURCE: Transmission shifts rough in Overdrive but not in Drive

yes itcan or it may just be the solenoid for that overdrive. make sure fluid is maintained and no mounts are broken

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