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AW4 Shift Points @ What MPH
- Thread starter oldbill
- Start date
LawDawg007
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Avon Park, Florida
Depends on throttle position and load. Usually 25,35,45 these are approximate and also depend on gearing.
Mine shifts very early, more like 20, 30, 40. But I think i need to adjust my throttle cable as it is a DOG to get it to kick down.
Good info in this thread.
http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1015963&highlight=adjusting+throttle+cable
Good info in this thread.
http://www.naxja.org/forum/showthread.php?t=1015963&highlight=adjusting+throttle+cable
- Location
- In the islands
There is no clear answer. Load on the engine, trottle position, terrain (up hill, down hill, flat road) cold engine/transmission and actual road speed all affect the shift points.
The speeds indicated by LawDawg007 is indicative of light trottle, and normal speed.
- Location
- MilkyWay Galaxy
At normal throttle, both of my Renix jeeps shift at about 12-13 mph, 25, and 35-40 mph. Mine are ALL stock, 87 and 89.
.dotfortune
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- arkansas
With stock-size tires my 96 2wd is as follows:
1st gear - 0mph <<lol
2nd gear - 14mph
3rd gear - 25mph
TC Lockup - 40mph
4th gear - 34mph
TC Lock - 44-45mph
This is light load, little to no grade on the road, warm tranny, trans cable within a reasonable amount of good agjustment. When cold you can expect almost 20-22mph for the shift into 2nd sometimes.
And yes, might look odd but the torque converter will lockup if the gear lever is pulled down into 3rd. I use it all the time for steep hills in 40-50mph zones, and the occasional transition from service road to interstate.
1st gear - 0mph <<lol
2nd gear - 14mph
3rd gear - 25mph
TC Lockup - 40mph
4th gear - 34mph
TC Lock - 44-45mph
This is light load, little to no grade on the road, warm tranny, trans cable within a reasonable amount of good agjustment. When cold you can expect almost 20-22mph for the shift into 2nd sometimes.
And yes, might look odd but the torque converter will lockup if the gear lever is pulled down into 3rd. I use it all the time for steep hills in 40-50mph zones, and the occasional transition from service road to interstate.
- Location
- MilkyWay Galaxy
I sometimes get TC lock up as low as 25-30 in 2rd gear depending on acceleration.
solomon7
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Portland OR
O-Gauge Steamer
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Colorado Springs, Colorado
This, very simple, adjustment made a huge difference in my 98. It went from barely downshifting to operating in a fashion I would expect.
What I had was the transmission would unlock the TC and downshift into 3rd all at once. Now, first the TC will unlock, then it will downshift.
Which, according to my Factory AW4 troubleshooting manual, is how it is to operate. The downshift should come in stages.
Super mud
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Bel Air Maryland
Yea mine also. It feels like 3 close ratio gears before 3rd. My tc dosn't seem to do anything for 3rd and 4th so I believe it never unlocks after 2nd gear. But downshifting into 3rd will unlock then lock (usually right away in comfort mode)
- Location
- MilkyWay Galaxy
Update, correction on mine, 87 and 89. The TC locks at about 34 mph in 3rd gear, and unlocks at about 24 mph on the low end.