The Unofficial "Ask a Stupid Question" Thread

[CDsDontBurn]

Actually the transmissions in those foci don’t ever fully fail. The problem is clutch engagement, so they will shudder and jerk at slow speeds like someone who doesn’t know how to drive a manual (which is technically what is actually happening), but they won’t leave you stranded. Also, it’s counter intuitive, but the best bet when it starts doing that is to lay into the gas. At lower throttle inputs, the computer is trying to slip the clutch to make for a smooth engagement, which once the clutch has worn down enough the computer can’t compensate properly, and the result is jerky engagement. However if you floor it, the computer will in essence side-step the clutch, and it won’t have a chance to slip.

My MIL was one of the first people to sue Ford over this transmission and won. Ford paid off her car and that was that. It took like 3 years or something like that, but she did it. She opted to stay with the car instead of moving on to a Honda or Toyota because she didn't have a car payment.

And the last month or two, she's been contemplating a new car, but the monthly car payment of $500+/mo has been making her stop. She can afford it, but it'd really stretch her budget, and she refuses to get a used car, even a CPO used car. But now that her car is fixed and no longer making weird noises, she's like, "My car is running like new again! I can keep it and not have to worry about it.....besides the transmission....". So yeah, she's going to keep it for longer.

And for those CV axels. I've hard them click before on other cars, but I've never heard them sound like a severe exhaust leak. Like no joke. I thought her car had a massive exhaust leak due to a cracked exhaust manifold or failed exhaust manifold gasket. These CV axles weren't clicking, they were grinding!

 

[Derphound01]

Actually the transmissions in those foci don’t ever fully fail. The problem is clutch engagement, so they will shudder and jerk at slow speeds like someone who doesn’t know how to drive a manual (which is technically what is actually happening), but they won’t leave you stranded. Also, it’s counter intuitive, but the best bet when it starts doing that is to lay into the gas. At lower throttle inputs, the computer is trying to slip the clutch to make for a smooth engagement, which once the clutch has worn down enough the computer can’t compensate properly, and the result is jerky engagement. However if you floor it, the computer will in essence side-step the clutch, and it won’t have a chance to slip.

All of my Volkswagen DSGs did the same. 2007 and earlier had faulty valve bodies that were ultimately recalled, but the rest of them were fine. You could even have the clutches re-adapted to compensate for wear which fixed that.

 

[Generalee0527]

If it won't thread into the hole it came out of, loosen the other bolts, yank the bitch around, and try again. Repeat until it lines up.

Or 4 lb.hammer it in like a nail.may need a jack underneath as it may be sagging until bolted up?