Ever Rebuilt Your Own Tranny?
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Legend
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RE: Ever Rebuilt Your Own Tranny?
ORIGINAL: IndyRamMan
Ill make a step by step video for sale for $15 a copy. 
ORIGINAL: VWandDodge
Please take pics as you work and include a write-up of everything you do.
ORIGINAL: IndyRamMan
Ill be buying a core from the jy next month and taking my shot at it.
Ill be buying a core from the jy next month and taking my shot at it.
And I'm certain the shots of your Johnson would have been "unintentional", right? FREAK! [sm=badidea.gif]
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RE: Ever Rebuilt Your Own Tranny?
ORIGINAL: VWandDodge
And I'm certain the shots of your Johnson would have been "unintentional", right? FREAK! [sm=badidea.gif]
ORIGINAL: IndyRamMan
Ill make a step by step video for sale for $15 a copy.
ORIGINAL: VWandDodge
Please take pics as you work and include a write-up of everything you do.
ORIGINAL: IndyRamMan
Ill be buying a core from the jy next month and taking my shot at it.
Ill be buying a core from the jy next month and taking my shot at it.
And I'm certain the shots of your Johnson would have been "unintentional", right? FREAK! [sm=badidea.gif]
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RE: Ever Rebuilt Your Own Tranny?
ORIGINAL: padodgeram
I guess some of these guys dont read what i post , or they would seen a trans apart , cant figure out why i really dont want to help much anymore...LOL...
I guess some of these guys dont read what i post , or they would seen a trans apart , cant figure out why i really dont want to help much anymore...LOL...
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RE: Ever Rebuilt Your Own Tranny?
I have built a few transmissions and they can be ok to do but where it will burn you is checking for wear. They can have a small amount of where that puts them out of tollerance and you will never see it only a feeler gage will show it. Follow the manual carefully and make sure you replace all the sensors and solonoids as you have no way of testing them and if they go bad you will have just trashed everything you just did. Other than that take your time double check everything and keep it as clean as possible.
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RE: Ever Rebuilt Your Own Tranny?
ORIGINAL: padodgeram
I guess some of these guys dont read what i post , or they would seen a trans apart , cant figure out why i really dont want to help much anymore...LOL...
I guess some of these guys dont read what i post , or they would seen a trans apart , cant figure out why i really dont want to help much anymore...LOL...
so, how goes that 4x4 pro comp?
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RE: Ever Rebuilt Your Own Tranny?
ORIGINAL: IndyRamMan
mhm...
so, how goes that 4x4 pro comp?
ORIGINAL: padodgeram
I guess some of these guys dont read what i post , or they would seen a trans apart , cant figure out why i really dont want to help much anymore...LOL...
I guess some of these guys dont read what i post , or they would seen a trans apart , cant figure out why i really dont want to help much anymore...LOL...
so, how goes that 4x4 pro comp?
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From: Central Oklahoma
RE: Ever Rebuilt Your Own Tranny?
So, are there any special tools required to carry out this operation? Details (yes, a difficult concept for most people to convey on this board) are essential. Is it that much of a feat to post, "Yes, I rebuilt my transmission..." and follow-up with what the job entailed?
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I've rebuilt mine (twice...lots of miles). Not a whole lot of special tools required. A slide hammer for pulling the front pump is handy, you'll need to fassion some sort of clutch pack compressor (some pieces of angle iron and a piece of threaded rod work just fine)....only area where you need a LITTLE more speciality is for doing the OD unit. It needs something like 700 lb force to compress the coil spring in it. I used a hydraulic press and a homemade adapter. Keep it clean, soak your clutches, make sure you follow the tolerances, don't use grease to hold stuff in place (dodge service manual recommends "mopar door lube" or something like that, there's tranny assembly lube, or petrolium jelly all work well). Valve body can get a little hairy, but a good kit with instructions and an FSM are all you need even if parts fly all over the floor (don't ask me how i know...). FSM is a must in my opinion if you're considering ANY work of this caliber. Check bushings for wear, but for the most part they should be fine, unless you've had a catastrophic failure. Good luck!
EDIT: some sort of device for holding the tranny sturdily upright is very handy and pretty much a must....it's a front-loader!
EDIT: some sort of device for holding the tranny sturdily upright is very handy and pretty much a must....it's a front-loader!
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RE: Ever Rebuilt Your Own Tranny?
ORIGINAL: froesen
I've rebuilt mine (twice...lots of miles). Not a whole lot of special tools required. A slide hammer for pulling the front pump is handy, you'll need to fassion some sort of clutch pack compressor (some pieces of angle iron and a piece of threaded rod work just fine)....only area where you need a LITTLE more speciality is for doing the OD unit. It needs something like 700 lb force to compress the coil spring in it. I used a hydraulic press and a homemade adapter. Keep it clean, soak your clutches, make sure you follow the tolerances, don't use grease to hold stuff in place (dodge service manual recommends "mopar door lube" or something like that, there's tranny assembly lube, or petrolium jelly all work well). Valve body can get a little hairy, but a good kit with instructions and an FSM are all you need even if parts fly all over the floor (don't ask me how i know...). FSM is a must in my opinion if you're considering ANY work of this caliber. Check bushings for wear, but for the most part they should be fine, unless you've had a catastrophic failure. Good luck!
EDIT: some sort of device for holding the tranny sturdily upright is very handy and pretty much a must....it's a front-loader!
I've rebuilt mine (twice...lots of miles). Not a whole lot of special tools required. A slide hammer for pulling the front pump is handy, you'll need to fassion some sort of clutch pack compressor (some pieces of angle iron and a piece of threaded rod work just fine)....only area where you need a LITTLE more speciality is for doing the OD unit. It needs something like 700 lb force to compress the coil spring in it. I used a hydraulic press and a homemade adapter. Keep it clean, soak your clutches, make sure you follow the tolerances, don't use grease to hold stuff in place (dodge service manual recommends "mopar door lube" or something like that, there's tranny assembly lube, or petrolium jelly all work well). Valve body can get a little hairy, but a good kit with instructions and an FSM are all you need even if parts fly all over the floor (don't ask me how i know...). FSM is a must in my opinion if you're considering ANY work of this caliber. Check bushings for wear, but for the most part they should be fine, unless you've had a catastrophic failure. Good luck!
EDIT: some sort of device for holding the tranny sturdily upright is very handy and pretty much a must....it's a front-loader!