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Originally Posted by Doctorman
the only reason I am concerned about changing the trans fluid is if the clutches are already worn out to the point that the only thing holding them is the thick old ATF, once I change it with new ATF clean and particle-free I am afraid I increae the chance of clutch slippage ... I got that education on youtube scotty lol now would that apply to this car?
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This is a complete and total myth, and it's absolutely silly to imply that dirty old fluid that has lost most it's hydroscopic properties and has become noticeably thickened from all the abrasive particulate suspended within is somehow better for your trans than fresh, new fluid that's free of debris. If that was true we would just recycle ATF indefinitely and never change it out.
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Originally Posted by Endlessblockades
45 degrees?! This is getting stranger and stranger. I don't blame any 20 year old truck for having trouble launching in reverse on a slope like that. I admire whoever got a building permit for a driveway that steep! If the ATF isn't low or bubbly or burnt, I would go against what I believe in and pay a professional mechanic to give the rig an hour of diagnostic attention so you know where you stand before throwing parts and fluids at it.....just my .02
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highly doubt it's anywhere near 45* - maybe a 45% gradient, but not 45 degrees. That's a 100% gradient.
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