I know it's posted in the SHIFT IT thread... but its not a focus so i post here to.. what would you say is wrong with the LS if it rolls down hill (backwards) in drive?
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Friend wants an LS, but it rolls down hill in drive?!
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How steep of a grade are we talking here?
There are some hills in San Francisco that you have to apply your emergency brake cuase if you don't you will roll down the hill, automatic or not.
There are some hills in San Francisco that you have to apply your emergency brake cuase if you don't you will roll down the hill, automatic or not.
Angle has a lot to do with it.
Wife's LS is brand new (2,200 miles) and it rolls back on our drive in drive. Tried it last night. Of course our drive is over 30degrees in the middle. Idle doesn't build and you can tell tranmission doesn't like it- but it's fluid against metal, so all it is doing is generating heat. Wouldn't want to back down a mountain in drive, but auto can roll back in drive. What kind of rpm's is(are) the tararus's pulling? It might be enough to spin torque converter and hold.
Wife's LS is brand new (2,200 miles) and it rolls back on our drive in drive. Tried it last night. Of course our drive is over 30degrees in the middle. Idle doesn't build and you can tell tranmission doesn't like it- but it's fluid against metal, so all it is doing is generating heat. Wouldn't want to back down a mountain in drive, but auto can roll back in drive. What kind of rpm's is(are) the tararus's pulling? It might be enough to spin torque converter and hold.
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None of my manual transmissioned cars have had a DRIVE.jinstall said:
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My 94 T-Bird would do this. As stated previously it a torque converter limitation, use the brake. DUH! If you were rolling backwards step on the thing that stops you. Or you could tell him to do a custom 5spd swap and then he won't have to deal with torque converters.
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The Audi A3 DSG has a “drive” settingfocusdchaos said:
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