# Slipping transmission **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** thunderbird, ford\ **Created:** [March 7, 2010, 4:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/slipping-transmission/45681 "2010-03-07T04:00:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![talley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/58f4c7/32.png) [@talley](https://community.cartalk.com/u/talley)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 4:00am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/slipping-transmission/45681/1 "2010-03-07T04:00:03Z")
The 1992 thunderbird with the 113,000 miles with the small slip. I had responses that the problem is the clutch chatter or shudder. Would replacing the torque converter and flushing the fluid and a new filter fix the problem ? ---
**Author:** ![petercartalk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/b5ac83/32.png) [@petercartalk](https://community.cartalk.com/u/petercartalk)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 4:15am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/slipping-transmission/45681/2 "2010-03-07T04:15:11Z")
when was the trans fluid last changed? this would be the first step.make sure correct tranny fluid is used and dont overfill. ---
**Author:** ![talley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/58f4c7/32.png) [@talley](https://community.cartalk.com/u/talley)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 4:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/slipping-transmission/45681/3 "2010-03-07T04:29:31Z")
The fluid was changed at 105,000 and a new filter installed the fluid looked good (still looks good) and there were no problems then a few weeks ago I started to get a miss like a engine miss the fluid was down in the cross bars and the car was jerking I topped off fluid and car runs better still misses even when the cruise is on. ---
**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\ **Post date:** [March 7, 2010, 3:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/slipping-transmission/45681/4 "2010-03-07T15:49:06Z")
Would replacing the torque converter and flushing the fluid and a new filter fix the problem ? Changing the fluid does not fix any problems. However it can prevent problems if you change it often enough. If that fluid change at 113,000 was the first change, I believe you most likely now know what caused the problem.