6speed Manual Transmission Swap
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Clutch help.
Not sure if you fixed this yet but I've delt with this problem myself, the one piece master/slave can be blead outside the truck using gravity put the resivor at the highest point and lay everything else below it strait as you can make sure its full of fluid and tap the lines a little to let all the bubbles flow to the top, (leave it over night if need be)I couldn't find a one piece so I used a newer slave from a 2000 Dakota with a blead valve, just need to switch out the quick disconect for a barb at the end.
Now for any clutch problem I found an easy way to figure out what's wrong, I unbolted the bell housing from the transmission then bolted it up to the engine like it goes with the clutch, bolted up the slave and had someone press the clutch wile I watched what it was doing, I had to use a socket extension in place of the input shaft to guide everything strait like it should go, in my case the bolts that I used to bolt the clutch flex plate to the flywheel weren't threaded all the way so when torqued they bottomed out without pulling the flex plat all the way to the flywheel, so when the pedal was pressed felt soft like it needed to be blead but the flex plate was pulling away from the flywheel.
Hope this helps, I'm looking to swap out my ax15 with a 6 speed,3.9 4x4 if anyone has any good info thanks
Now for any clutch problem I found an easy way to figure out what's wrong, I unbolted the bell housing from the transmission then bolted it up to the engine like it goes with the clutch, bolted up the slave and had someone press the clutch wile I watched what it was doing, I had to use a socket extension in place of the input shaft to guide everything strait like it should go, in my case the bolts that I used to bolt the clutch flex plate to the flywheel weren't threaded all the way so when torqued they bottomed out without pulling the flex plat all the way to the flywheel, so when the pedal was pressed felt soft like it needed to be blead but the flex plate was pulling away from the flywheel.
Hope this helps, I'm looking to swap out my ax15 with a 6 speed,3.9 4x4 if anyone has any good info thanks
#16
Still got that getrag238 6-speed manual transmission? I have a 07 Dakota 243kmiles
Ok, here we go...
I pulled my original NV3500 and transfer case. In looking at the transmissions side by side it looks doable. I jacked the Getrag 238 into position and mounted it up to the engine. That's when I took my measurements and made the decision to NOT go through with it.
No changes required on the following:
Bellhousing
Starter
Clutch
Flywheel
Changes required:
Transfercase input spline (Length & # of teeth)
Transfercase shifting likeage (lengthen by 2.8")
New Transmission crossmember (fabricate)
Relocate transmission mount crossmember (3.8" towards the rear)
Bought a new Transmission Mount($165 non-refundable - Dodge)
Cut tunnel for shifter (2.4" forward)
Cannot reuse the console
Driveshaft (shorten by 3.3")
Run a new slave cylinder line
New wiring connector (reverse lights)
Call me a whimp, but this is a daily driver and I do not need to fab the truck up that much.
So...if you know anybody that wants a low mileage(24k) 2008 Ram Getrag 238 let me know
Ron
I pulled my original NV3500 and transfer case. In looking at the transmissions side by side it looks doable. I jacked the Getrag 238 into position and mounted it up to the engine. That's when I took my measurements and made the decision to NOT go through with it.
No changes required on the following:
Bellhousing
Starter
Clutch
Flywheel
Changes required:
Transfercase input spline (Length & # of teeth)
Transfercase shifting likeage (lengthen by 2.8")
New Transmission crossmember (fabricate)
Relocate transmission mount crossmember (3.8" towards the rear)
Bought a new Transmission Mount($165 non-refundable - Dodge)
Cut tunnel for shifter (2.4" forward)
Cannot reuse the console
Driveshaft (shorten by 3.3")
Run a new slave cylinder line
New wiring connector (reverse lights)
Call me a whimp, but this is a daily driver and I do not need to fab the truck up that much.
So...if you know anybody that wants a low mileage(24k) 2008 Ram Getrag 238 let me know
Ron