shifts hard....

when i'm accelerating and my car shifts from 1st to 2nd gear it kinda jerks when it shifts.....it also takes a while, the RPM's don't raise but it just revs at the same point for like a second and then shifts hard. Does anyone have an idea or experienced tha same problem with there SVX.

[Aredubjay]

Originally posted by 92_SVX_LSL
when i'm accelerating and my car shifts from 1st to 2nd gear it kinda jerks when it shifts.....it also takes a while, the RPM's don't raise but it just revs at the same point for like a second and then shifts hard. Does anyone have an idea or experienced tha same problem with there SVX.

Are you getting any codes? My three best guesses are, tranny mount, duty solenoid "A" and the resistor. Can't be sure, though.

Originally posted by Aredubjay


Are you getting any codes? My three best guesses are, tranny mount, duty solenoid "A" and the resistor. Can't be sure, though.

I'll chime in on the "resistor" statement. Mine shifts really hard from 1 - 2 when the resistor is unplugged.

(Only reason I plugged it back in)


Randy (Has plugged resistor, nose, bathtub) ii

My 1-2 seems to shift quicker / harder than 2-3 and 3-4, but it's really quick. yeah...

[Andy]

I have the same problem, where do I find the resistor?


Andy

Originally posted by Andy
I have the same problem, where do I find the resistor?


Andy

I hear it's "behind the battery" but that's all I know.

Behind/Next to, depending on your perspective. Stand at the front of the car with the hood open, looking at the engine. Look at the battery. Look to the right of the battery. Bolted to the inside of the engine bay is the resistor. There are little clips that need to be pressed in to unplug it. It's easier to do if you remove the battery and unbolt the resistor, but thats kind of a hassle... try just using a needle nose pliers to press the two clips in, then with your other hand push against the pliers to try and remove the plug. That worked for me..

[Aredubjay]

Just for the record, my 1-2 has always been abrupt (both when it had the Legacy tranny and after the many incarnations of my current genuine SVX tranny). I think that's somewhat normal (for 92's anyway. Don't know about other models).

Now, if your 2-3 and 3-4 are "slamming" then, I'd suspect the resistor or duty solenoid A. The resistor would be the cheapest fix. Check the resistance. I don't know what it's supposed to be, off the top of my head. Somebody? Anybody? I know one of you guys has to know.

[Trevor]

Resistor should be twelve ohms when measured out of circuit. I would not worry about + or - one ohm.

My 92 shifts as smooth as. It is hard to detect shift points during normal driving but all are quite tight.

[1994SubaruSVX]

has to be ther tranny mount. my car did that for a while but sporadically. took it in and it was the tranny mount. like a loud clunking sound. i would check that first.