42RLE shudder (torque converter?)
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This is a bandage not a fix, but the 42rle in my 2006 was shuddering so bad it felt like I was going to drop parts on the road accelerating onto the freeway. Now I’ve read here some products from Lucas are not to be trusted so my recommendation is limited to the transmission you are planning to replace anyway. I put one bottle of Lucas transmission fix in my old 42rle and almost right away the shuddering mostly disappeared and the shifting improved as well how long it would have held up is anyone’s guess I replaced it with a remanufactured, for the short term it helped a lot.
Damn, someone broke the glass in my future XJ purchase???
I had an interview in Portland when I was home in February. I never cared for Portland, but holy shit it is an absolute disaster now.
The amount of tents that you now see in the city is insane. They are now pretty much everywhere. I understand homelessness is a complicated subject and I don't claim to be an expert. At the same time, I cannot help but feel that the anti-social portion of that crowd causes a lot of havoc. Pretty much all of downtown and inner NE/SE now look so bad with all the crap that these tent dwellers strew about. When I head out it's mostly to outer SE these days .. I still enjoy the food and coffee in town, just that I have to go much farther out to not see the nonsense.
Oh, but come on now... we all know the Democrats are doing such a fantastic job at running that city (Portland). I mean people keep voting for them, so... 
Maybe they'll really enjoy it once the police are fully defunded
Maybe they'll really enjoy it once the police are fully defunded
Oh, but come on now... we all know the Democrats are doing such a fantastic job at running that city (Portland). I mean people keep voting for them, so...
Maybe they'll really enjoy it once the police are fully defunded
You are breaking your own rules .. this is not off-topic
Oh, but come on now... we all know the Democrats are doing such a fantastic job at running that city (Portland). I mean people keep voting for them, so...
Maybe they'll really enjoy it once the police are fully defunded
The mayor came out last month and requested to refund the police by $2 million to address violent crime (small dent in what the city voted to cut). The path Portland is headed is straight down the toilet, and trying to fix it will be like trying to stop government corruption in Mexico (impossible).
Yep, and I’ve also seen PPD on numerous cases now saying they simply don’t have the resources anymore to handle the influx in crime. So yeah, defunding them really sounds like a good idea
Having lived there most of my life, I’ve watched that city only become worse.
Mrgreg66
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That's why we moved to North Idaho from CA 16 years ago. Just couldn't take it any more.
When I had TC shudder several years ago, I used Lubegard Shudder Fix, which would temporarily eliminate the shudder but It always returned. The more I used it, the shorter it would last until I finally replaced with a re-man transmission and new TC. LIke @1515art says, it's a band-aid at best.
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Lubegard is one of the few dump in specials that does anything. Like you said, it is a band aid but can buy you time.
Ok, back to the original topic of the shudder.
I had put in rebuilt transmission by ATS diesel towards the end of summer 2021. Specifically went with the heavy duty torque converter they offer after talking to them about this problem.
After I put the new transmission in, everything was fine till today. The down shifts are much firmer than any auto trans vehicle I've driven, but I was told this is somewhat typical for what ATS diesel does and I quit worrying about it.
I've been driving my Jeep a lot recently testing a few specific things. This afternoon, on my drive back home from lunch, I started feeling and hearing the same noise/shudder that I described in the original post again. The symptoms are exactly the same and occur under the same exact conditions.
I need to check how many miles I have put on since the the rebuilt trans went in, but my torque converter CANNOT be going bad this soon. Something else is causing this and I have no idea why it wasn't there after the new trans and started happening again. Could this be a PCM issue? Did I put a rebuilt trans for no reason? Only good thing is I have have my original trans since I was able to find a cheap core locally to send to ATS diesel.
Anyone have any ideas?
I had put in rebuilt transmission by ATS diesel towards the end of summer 2021. Specifically went with the heavy duty torque converter they offer after talking to them about this problem.
After I put the new transmission in, everything was fine till today. The down shifts are much firmer than any auto trans vehicle I've driven, but I was told this is somewhat typical for what ATS diesel does and I quit worrying about it.
I've been driving my Jeep a lot recently testing a few specific things. This afternoon, on my drive back home from lunch, I started feeling and hearing the same noise/shudder that I described in the original post again. The symptoms are exactly the same and occur under the same exact conditions.
I need to check how many miles I have put on since the the rebuilt trans went in, but my torque converter CANNOT be going bad this soon. Something else is causing this and I have no idea why it wasn't there after the new trans and started happening again. Could this be a PCM issue? Did I put a rebuilt trans for no reason? Only good thing is I have have my original trans since I was able to find a cheap core locally to send to ATS diesel.
Anyone have any ideas?
My torque converter shudders and rattles like crazy at low rpm under load. It has as long as I can remember, I've learned to live with it. I check my transmission clutch volume index or whatever that thing on the DRB is and it's fine. If it's working I'd ignore the rattle, it isn't a problem.
For sure, I would like to get another opinion esp from someone that has an ATS diesel rebuild. Let's try and find a good time, I'm free this weekend/Monday mostly.
Yeah, I guess I'll have to live with it if I can convince myself that it's typical for the 42RLE. But if it were, I would think there will be more online posts/discussion but that didn't seem to be the case. I'll continue digging ..
Is the TC lockup controlled by the valve body or the solenoid pack? mine has started shuddering at lockup but I also noticed that the shifts are "sloppy and vague" 142k miles and don't think it had any lovin the first 111k
I'd rather not have to put a new trans in
I'd rather not have to put a new trans in
I'm guessing you at least need to replace the torque converter. I'd start there and if that doesn't work, get a reman transmission.
That's what I was thinking, I'll most likely just go straight to a reman because this is my DD and I can't really have it dying on the side of the road.
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