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Old Sep 20, 2008 | 01:48 PM
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My 98 Z has a really hard shift, especially on the 1-2 shift. The car seems like it is at full line pressure. When you pull it into gear from park, it drops hard into gear and if cruising at highway speeds and you tap the brake, the lockup disengages firmly where you can obviously feel it. Any input on what could be causing it. I was told the valve body is stuck, is this true or is it something else more simple.

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Well first do you have any ses lights codes?
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Also make sure to check your fluid level.
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fluid level is good and there are no codes. it had an o2 code and that was it.
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My guess would e a mechanically bad PCS that would not set a code and would cause the issue you describe
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PCS, not sure what that is. I am not real fmiliar with these trannies.
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Pressure control solenoid.
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is it normal to feel the converter unlocking, I assume thats what i feel when you hit the brakes a highway speed, not much but you can feel something happening nothing bad, but after reading this i hope just because you can feel the converter unlocking i hope its not a bad thing, my mods are in sig.
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Old Sep 21, 2008 | 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by MYSTIC-1SC
is it normal to feel the converter unlocking, I assume thats what i feel when you hit the brakes a highway speed, not much but you can feel something happening nothing bad, but after reading this i hope just because you can feel the converter unlocking i hope its not a bad thing, my mods are in sig.
mine is not a normal converter unlock. it is more like a downshift. I'd say u r good.
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Pressure control solenoid.
That did the trick. thanks for the info. A local guy was trying to get me to change the whole valve body. Thanks for saving me that extra 300 dollars.
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