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Help!! i need some reassuring here about the latest fix..

Old Aug 5, 2012 | 04:17 PM
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okay so my truck has almost 220,xxx... automatic v6 magnum, anyways ever since 165,xxx when i first got it.. its always had a slip here and there going from 1st to 2nd whether it was full of tranny fluid or not.. thing is.. i went to the transmission shop friday and got the fluid filter and bands adjusted.. i mean it feels like it shifts better but that 1st to 2nd slip is still there... i dont think itll ever go away and i dont know whats causing it. i know the tranny will need to be rebuilt before 300,xxx im sure.. but every sound or rub makes me panic thinking the transmission is going out.. i know it helped it because the fluid was pretty dark.. and now its got a pink tint back plus the filter was nasty and had metal shavings in it.. but should i just stop worrying about it? any reassuring would definately help.. i love my truck but im freaking out.
 
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Old Aug 5, 2012 | 06:41 PM
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Does adjusting the bands work when the bands are worn? If not, the warn bands could cause the slipping, or maybe the torque convertor? I'm not a mechanic so I could be wrong.

Maybe it's time to get it rebuilt or get a new trans.
 
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Old Aug 5, 2012 | 10:35 PM
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well heres the thing i checked my tranny fluid earlier and it was almost 2 QUARTS LOW!! they didnt even fill it all the way.. im going back tomorrow raising hell and asking for a refund or something cuz this is bs. shifts just fine and doesnt slip anymore either thank god
 
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Old Aug 6, 2012 | 10:11 AM
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Let them think they messed up the transmission from not putting enough fluid in. Maybe they will replace it
 
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