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: Down shifting Tranny


GTFD736
08-31-2004, 09:57 AM
04 2500HD, Reg Cab D/A. Company truck and the foreman states that when he's coming down a steep grade at about 60-62 MPH the tranny will down shift. Is this normal? Any suggestions?

dmaxalliTech
08-31-2004, 10:33 AM
Perfectly normal. Part of the beauty of the Allison.

tbone1227
08-31-2004, 11:08 AM
thats what they consider grade braking - right ? and like eric said, what a beautiful thing we have under us eh

_nar_
08-31-2004, 11:21 PM
It's really helpfull when pulling a trailer without trailer brakes.

GTFD736
09-01-2004, 01:10 PM
I knew that it kick in with the Tow/Haul enguaged, but without it I didn't know that it downshifted like that.