problem? not sure....

[mustangmatt98]

hey everyone, I have noticed since I've owned the ST that when taking off, no matter how smooth or aggressively the rpm's seem to hang. It almost feels like a shift but it is not, unless I have 6 gears. I'm not sure if this is a problem or normal operation.

Also, today it was raining pretty hard here, I was taking off from a stop light and had the peddle on the floor but it didn't break traction or seem like it tried too. I don't really need it to I have 2 mustangs for that, I'm just curious as to why it doesn't slide at all. possibly related?

 

[05dakotatrac]

depends on wheel size, axle ratio, custom parts on motors, etc that add or limit the wheel spin. i had falken high country tires in the smaller 235/70R16 with 3.73 lsd and i couldn't break them loose till it snowed or rained hard. now with 265/75R16 i cant spin at all so its all relative.

 

[ncranchero]

Do a search on here for transmission shift flare. See if it sounds familiar.

 

[01STrunner]

Could be a shift solenoid thing. Thats pretty common on these trucks and it does mess with the shifting.

 

[mustangmatt98]

The flare doesnt doesnt sound like my problem.

I'll try to explain better but it's hard without seeing it happen. When I start to take off it will tach up normal to lets say 2,000 rpm then it kinda feels like it shifts but it just sticks at 2k for a few seconds while I'm still gaining road speed then it starts gaining engine speed again and shifts normally to second. It only happens in first gear.

 

[JohnnyO]

ST trannys generally shift sloppy. Disconnect the battery for a few minutes to wipe out the shift memory and start over. I do that about twice a year.