# Transmission

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission/49061>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** cherokee, jeep\
**Created:** [May 19, 2010, 2:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission/49061 "2010-05-19T14:05:02Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 10\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![sllicari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e7dd6/32.png) [@sllicari](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sllicari)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 2:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission/49061/1 "2010-05-19T14:05:02Z")

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My sister has a 1995 Jeep 150thousand miles  
  
 she had the transmission rebuilt last Dec09  
  
 this past month feeling a tug. Took it back to the mechanic who had a local trans expert?  
  
 look at it.  
  
 She got it back and doing the same thing.  
  
 She gets it into 2nd gear it is fine.  
  
 They think it now maybe a sensor or electrical? Can anyone help…

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**Author:** ![transman618](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/transman618/32/24_2.png) [@transman618](https://community.cartalk.com/u/transman618)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 3:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission/49061/2 "2010-05-19T15:33:19Z")

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Going to need a little more information than “Feeling a tug”. Drive it and tell me exactly what it is doing. What engine is in this Cherokee??

transman

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**Author:** ![sllicari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e7dd6/32.png) [@sllicari](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sllicari)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 4:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission/49061/3 "2010-05-19T16:21:47Z")

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6 cylinder straight - it lags ( better desc?)  
until it gets into 2nd gear

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**Author:** ![ignoramus9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d07c76/32.png) [@ignoramus9](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ignoramus9)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 4:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission/49061/4 "2010-05-19T16:23:11Z")

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Automatic or manual?

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**Author:** ![sllicari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e7dd6/32.png) [@sllicari](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sllicari)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 4:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission/49061/5 "2010-05-19T16:23:28Z")

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It was rebuilt 12/2009- trans

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**Author:** ![sllicari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e7dd6/32.png) [@sllicari](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sllicari)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 4:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission/49061/6 "2010-05-19T16:24:43Z")

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Automatic

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**Author:** ![ignoramus9](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/d07c76/32.png) [@ignoramus9](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ignoramus9)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 4:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission/49061/7 "2010-05-19T16:29:32Z")

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You did check the fluid level, and it is ok, yes?

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**Author:** ![sllicari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e7dd6/32.png) [@sllicari](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sllicari)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 4:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission/49061/8 "2010-05-19T16:46:29Z")

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Yes

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**Author:** ![transman618](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/transman618/32/24_2.png) [@transman618](https://community.cartalk.com/u/transman618)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 8:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission/49061/9 "2010-05-19T20:05:12Z")

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Are you trying to say that it takes too long to shift from 1st to 2nd ?? Sort of like the engine RPM’s are winding up too high then it finally shifts?

transman

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**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2010, 10:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/transmission/49061/10 "2010-05-19T22:41:16Z")

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Sllicari, Work With Transman618, Here. He Is A Busy Professional Transmission Specialist By Vocation. We Are Very Fortunate To Have His Input.

CSA
