Jerks from 1st to 2nd?

[sjl521]

Okay, so I bought this 3.0L v6 automatic '01 Ranger Edge recently with roughly 135,000 miles on it. I've noticed that when I start driving from a full stop, (like at a stop light) it kinda jerks from first into second. But if I'm driving at a slower speed and and it shifts to second, it does more smoothly, but still a little bit of jerk. Every other shift is smooth like it should. I'm not hard on it at all to save some mpg's if that has anything to do with it. It's been kinda buggin me and I'm just curious if any of y'all have a possible answer or solution?

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[Stinkbaitj]

Could be the clutch slave cylinder going bad.

--1993 ford ranger ext cab 3.0 v6--

[littlegreenkenny]

its an automatic right

[sjl521]

Originally Posted by littlegreenkenny

its an automatic right

Yeah

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[Stinkbaitj]

Originally Posted by sjl521

Yeah

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Oh, lol

Not sure then :/

Is in drive or over drive when this happens or does it do it in both?

--1993 ford ranger ext cab 3.0 v6--

[littlegreenkenny]

well my trucks does the same thing well i was confused cause he said clutch slave cylinder lol but yea i fixd mine by changing the vavle body gasket they ten to blow out there or urs could be a solenoid but its shifting in to 2nd so i dobt that

[sjl521]

Originally Posted by Stinkbaitj

Is in drive or over drive when this happens or does it do it in both?

--1993 ford ranger ext cab 3.0 v6--

I rarely use over-drive, so I don't know. I would expect it to, though.

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Originally Posted by littlegreenkenny

well my trucks does the same thing well i was confused cause he said clutch slave cylinder lol but yea i fixd mine by changing the vavle body gasket they ten to blow out there or urs could be a solenoid but its shifting in to 2nd so i dobt that

So was I. And and i'll take a look into that.

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[littlegreenkenny]

well clutch slave cylinders are on manually automatiacs uses a tc torqe converter

[Aro454]

It could be the torque converter that's going bad they will male a automatic jerk like that.

[sjl521]

Originally Posted by littlegreenkenny

well clutch slave cylinders are on manually automatiacs uses a tc torqe converter

That's why I was confused when he said maybe it was the clutch slave cylinder.

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Originally Posted by Aro454

It could be the torque converter that's going bad they will male a automatic jerk like that.

So what exactly should I do?

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[littlegreenkenny]

sometimes wen a tc is going bad u can here noises under the truck like pebbles hitting metel

[sjl521]

Originally Posted by littlegreenkenny

sometimes wen a tc is going bad u can here noises under the truck like pebbles hitting metel

I don't hear anything unusual.

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[GLH]

Mine is 5 speed auto and sometimes jumps hard from 2nd to 3rd, but only when easy on accelerator. If I'm getting on it the slightest bit, shifts like it should.

[littlegreenkenny]

not saying u have tc lock up but try this test umm drive on a safe road go 50mph or wen u get in the highest gear once ur there keep u foot on the gas and lightly PRESS THE BRAKE

[gcextreme]

has the transmission ever been rebuilt? or has the truck ever been tuned with a tuner?

a: if the transmission has been rebuilt, the automatic clutch may have been adjusted so it wont stay engaged as long and shift quicker and harder to save wear on the clutch...

b: if it has been tuned, the shift points and pressure may have been altered....

just my two theories.

I had my transmission rebuilt and the mechanic said he used better quality aftermarket parts and changed something in the clutch so it would shift differently and be better on the clutch...