1996 Ford Aspire shifts hard

1996 FORD ASPIRE
103,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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CHEROKEE1956
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shiftrs hard when going in first and secound
Sep 11, 2008 at 9:08 PM
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THIS IS MIKE
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You can try servicing the transmission first, but that may not take care of the hard shift. Inside your transmission is an accumulator that has a return spring thats softens the shift, if that has broken or has failed it will cause hard shifts and may need to be replaced.
Sep 12, 2008 at 12:17 PM
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