What year transmission will fit?
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What year transmission will fit?
Reverse went out on the tranny in my 99 Dakota 5.2 5 speed. I've been debating between a rebuild or finding a junkyard replacement. I'm guessing it's a bent shift fork.
Which years should I be looking at for a direct bolt on? I'm assuming Dakota's and Durango's will both be potential donors. Anything else to look for in the junkyards? And were there different transmissions behind the different engines? Does it have to come from a 5.2 equipped vehicle or will one from other engines be the same transmission, same bolt pattern, same input/output etc...?
Thanks in advance!
Which years should I be looking at for a direct bolt on? I'm assuming Dakota's and Durango's will both be potential donors. Anything else to look for in the junkyards? And were there different transmissions behind the different engines? Does it have to come from a 5.2 equipped vehicle or will one from other engines be the same transmission, same bolt pattern, same input/output etc...?
Thanks in advance!
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Reverse went out on the tranny in my 99 Dakota 5.2 5 speed. I've been debating between a rebuild or finding a junkyard replacement. I'm guessing it's a bent shift fork.
Which years should I be looking at for a direct bolt on? I'm assuming Dakota's and Durango's will both be potential donors. Anything else to look for in the junkyards? And were there different transmissions behind the different engines? Does it have to come from a 5.2 equipped vehicle or will one from other engines be the same transmission, same bolt pattern, same input/output etc...?
Thanks in advance!
Which years should I be looking at for a direct bolt on? I'm assuming Dakota's and Durango's will both be potential donors. Anything else to look for in the junkyards? And were there different transmissions behind the different engines? Does it have to come from a 5.2 equipped vehicle or will one from other engines be the same transmission, same bolt pattern, same input/output etc...?
Thanks in advance!
A major cost on the rebuild probably will be r&r the transmission from the truck. Something you might be able to do yourself in your driveway or garage, but certainly not an easy job for a home mechanic.
The nice thing about a rebuild is that it would have some sort of a guarantee. And a good shop will check out other components (and replace them as needed) such as bearings, syncros, and seals and gaskets. And they will properly adjust linkages for both the trannie and the transfer case.
Or you can just make sure you never park anywhere that you need to back out of. . .
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Look on the side of the trans. I think dakotas had the NV4500? Just see what other trucks came with it. I think it was generally put behind any dodge gas engine. I think Chevy used it too, but the bellhousing will be different (though I believe the bellhousing unbolts from the case).
I can't remember if the Chevy one is cast on and the Dodge is a bolt on bellhousing or if it's the other way around. But I do know they're not a direct swap.
I think I'd get an estimate of what it would cost to overhaul your present trannie. Figure in the price of a clutch while the trans is out, too.
A major cost on the rebuild probably will be r&r the transmission from the truck. Something you might be able to do yourself in your driveway or garage, but certainly not an easy job for a home mechanic.
The nice thing about a rebuild is that it would have some sort of a guarantee. And a good shop will check out other components (and replace them as needed) such as bearings, syncros, and seals and gaskets. And they will properly adjust linkages for both the trannie and the transfer case.
Or you can just make sure you never park anywhere that you need to back out of. . .
A major cost on the rebuild probably will be r&r the transmission from the truck. Something you might be able to do yourself in your driveway or garage, but certainly not an easy job for a home mechanic.
The nice thing about a rebuild is that it would have some sort of a guarantee. And a good shop will check out other components (and replace them as needed) such as bearings, syncros, and seals and gaskets. And they will properly adjust linkages for both the trannie and the transfer case.
Or you can just make sure you never park anywhere that you need to back out of. . .
Either way I'll be doing the work myself, but a rebuild kit will run a few hundred. I was hoping to find a truck being parted out on craigslist or in the paper and get a used transmission for much less than that. That's why I was asking what years to look for. I know a boneyard will know which ones they can sell me, but I wouldn't get one from a boneyard either. They want about $800 for one and I could rebuild it for $300, but I just want to get it back in working order and get it for sale. I don't want to put any more money into this truck than I have to since it's going up for sale as soon as the tranny is repaired/replaced.
More than likely I'll just have my buddie help me rebuild it, but I was just wanting to look into pulling one from a vehicle being parted out and save the time of rebuilding it and maybe even be able to sell the bad one to recoup some of the cost.
And for for right now I have been just parking where I don't have to back out. I got lucky because I park in a parking garage for work but my space is one of the few spaces on a hill so I can just let it roll out every day. It's getting old though.
Last edited by TheNewbie; 01-05-2014 at 04:33 PM.
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