1987 Chevrolet Truck trans shudder

1987 CHEVROLET TRUCK
135,000 MILES
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MFOX6425
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GOOD MORNING

I AM RUNNING INTO PROBLEM WITH MY 700R4. THE PROBLEM IS WHEN I AM RUNNING DOWN THE ROAD IN OVERDRIVE I'M GETS A VIOLENT SHAKE IN MID THROTTLE. YOU GOT TO BE INTO THE THROTTLE OR APPLY LITTLE THROTTLE FOR IT TO NOT BE THERE. ALSO IT IS STARTING TO FEEL A LITTLE SLUGGISH. I WENT AS FAR A DISCONNECTING THE TCC LOCK-UP AT THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VIBRATION STOPPED AND I REGAINED SOME POWER BACK. ANY IDEAS WHAT IT MAY BE? TORQUE CONVERTER OR PUMP?

Oct 8, 2013 at 12:44 AM
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WRENCHTECH
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You can't even be sure it's a transmission issue at all. Many engine performance issues are mistaken for transmission issue and visa-verse. If it is the transmission I would tend to blame the torque converter.
Oct 8, 2013 at 1:03 AM
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MFOX6425
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THE THING THAT I DON'T UNDERSTAND IS THAT WHEN I DISCONNECT THE TCC LOCK-UP THE SHUDDER/VIBRATION IS NOT THERE IN ANY OF THE ACCERATOR POSITIONS. PLEASE ADVISE.
Oct 8, 2013 at 1:24 AM
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WRENCHTECH
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That doesn't prove much. You removed both the low RPM load and the converter so the issue could still be either.
Oct 8, 2013 at 1:29 AM
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