Sitting here thinking about something helpful to share, you know to get my 5 useful posts for the drawing. Anyways, I mention this stuff before but it is worth mantioning again.
With an older vehicle it is possible the automatic transmission will start shuddering as it is trying to decide if it should up shift or down shift. Yes, I know a rebuild will be required eventually but if you don't have the extra cash on hand delaying the expense may give you time to save some money each month to make it less stressful. I had 2 vehicles both experience the shudder at about the same time last year, my truck and my GF's GMC Acadia. Most of the time they were fine but occasionally, especially when hot, they would shudder and not only is it annoying it is a constant reminder that a big expense is looming and no one likes that feeling. (changing the fluid didn't help)
I learned of Lubegard's Instant Shudder Fixx and figured I had nothing to lose, other than $15.00 for a 2 pack. Soo, I bought two 2 packs off Amazon and gave it a try. I put one tube in each vehicle, you are supposed to drive it for about 20 minutes making sure you go slow and fast and work it through all the gears including reverse to get it mixed in good and everywhere in the transmission. My truck was driven the most initially and there was an improvement but not a complete fix. My boss told me to put in a second tube of the magic juice and that made me think my trucks transmission holds twice the transmission fluid so a double dose may be necessary. Yup, it fixed the problem, no more shudder. My 16 hour drive to and from Wyoming up and down mountain grades and fast and slow speed experienced no problems and no shudder. The Acadia only got a few miles on the first few weeks, definitely not the 20 minutes as instructed but because of the success in my truck I added a second dose to the Acadia and drove it to town and back. Fixed. So far I have been able to put off the rebuilds about 3 months and the Acadia will probably be fine until summer or longer. Some people have reported close to 100K miles since they added the Instant Shudder Fixx, but ever vehicle will be different. Basically it is the clutch plates in the transmission that are getting warn and not holding as well, and the friction additives are what helps stop the slip and shudder. Regular transmission fluid has friction enhancers, but just at much lower quantities so it isn't like tossing in a handful of sand it is actually something the transmission needs.
My truck, still not shuddering but the known weaknesses in the valve body and accumulator pistons are not allowing enough pressure at times and I will be rebuilding it soon, but that is not the fault of the Instant Shudder Fixx. Like I said, a rebuild may be necessary eventually but it may not be needed right now.
I hope this helps someone.
Michael
https://www.amazon.com/Lubegard-196...hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4583451676317130&psc=1
With an older vehicle it is possible the automatic transmission will start shuddering as it is trying to decide if it should up shift or down shift. Yes, I know a rebuild will be required eventually but if you don't have the extra cash on hand delaying the expense may give you time to save some money each month to make it less stressful. I had 2 vehicles both experience the shudder at about the same time last year, my truck and my GF's GMC Acadia. Most of the time they were fine but occasionally, especially when hot, they would shudder and not only is it annoying it is a constant reminder that a big expense is looming and no one likes that feeling. (changing the fluid didn't help)
I learned of Lubegard's Instant Shudder Fixx and figured I had nothing to lose, other than $15.00 for a 2 pack. Soo, I bought two 2 packs off Amazon and gave it a try. I put one tube in each vehicle, you are supposed to drive it for about 20 minutes making sure you go slow and fast and work it through all the gears including reverse to get it mixed in good and everywhere in the transmission. My truck was driven the most initially and there was an improvement but not a complete fix. My boss told me to put in a second tube of the magic juice and that made me think my trucks transmission holds twice the transmission fluid so a double dose may be necessary. Yup, it fixed the problem, no more shudder. My 16 hour drive to and from Wyoming up and down mountain grades and fast and slow speed experienced no problems and no shudder. The Acadia only got a few miles on the first few weeks, definitely not the 20 minutes as instructed but because of the success in my truck I added a second dose to the Acadia and drove it to town and back. Fixed. So far I have been able to put off the rebuilds about 3 months and the Acadia will probably be fine until summer or longer. Some people have reported close to 100K miles since they added the Instant Shudder Fixx, but ever vehicle will be different. Basically it is the clutch plates in the transmission that are getting warn and not holding as well, and the friction additives are what helps stop the slip and shudder. Regular transmission fluid has friction enhancers, but just at much lower quantities so it isn't like tossing in a handful of sand it is actually something the transmission needs.
My truck, still not shuddering but the known weaknesses in the valve body and accumulator pistons are not allowing enough pressure at times and I will be rebuilding it soon, but that is not the fault of the Instant Shudder Fixx. Like I said, a rebuild may be necessary eventually but it may not be needed right now.
I hope this helps someone.
Michael
https://www.amazon.com/Lubegard-196...hvlocphy=&hvtargid=pla-4583451676317130&psc=1
