Transmission Delay
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Transmission Delay
OK the transmission has a delay between 1st and 2nd gear, it drops into 2nd late, but it's not a harsh drop. I went to an auto shop to get a transmission flush and have them change out the filter and replace the gasket since it was leaking noticeably. Since I've had the truck (which has only been since Sept. and only driven from VA to WV, and once to advance) I've kept the fluid level to par. But anyway I went to the shop and told them what I wanted, the guy said that after having it flushed the new fluid would most likely mess up the clutch, I'd have to sign a waiver to do the flush. I told him I wanted the filter and gasket replaced also, so he started writing a ticket up on the computer and said the flush would be 110$ and the filter/gasket replace is 217$!! And that's with me giving them the filter kit and 4 qts of fluid!
So my questions are these:
217$ ridiculously high for a seemly simple replacement or am I off my rocker a little bit.
Would a transmission flush really damage the clutch and or transmission it's self?
And lastly could I just fix the delayed engagment and replace the filter/gasket myself without any extensive tools?
Sorry for the novel.
So my questions are these:
217$ ridiculously high for a seemly simple replacement or am I off my rocker a little bit.
Would a transmission flush really damage the clutch and or transmission it's self?
And lastly could I just fix the delayed engagment and replace the filter/gasket myself without any extensive tools?
Sorry for the novel.
#2
I did a filter and gasket with 4 qt of fluid for about 40 bucks........ I didn't do a full flush obviously because i don't have the time/materials nore do i think it's needed. As far as the waiver and all I have certainly heard of scenarios where because of the stuff suspended in the fluid no loner being there it can cause things to fail. No personal experience on that, just hearsay from the intertubez.
#4
When I first went to my shop, they said $150-$170 for a flush with new filter and stuff but with a filter/gasket kit it and 6 quarts it was lik $90. So if anything, ask the shop what ya need and ask how much it is after you buy the **** and if reasonable, do it. I paid for a flush cause I know Dodge trannys arent the best and the truck sat for 2 years before I bought it so I flushed everything.
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I'll probably do that and if it fixes it get the flush done afterward, that is if I can find a place that doesn't want my first born in exchange lol.
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