burnt up the old transmission... getting it rebuilt... at 72k miles!!! YAY!!!!!

burt clutch, bands down to rivets, but still good drum... oh and new converter...

and the axel seals are leaking... front and rear... it just doesn't get any better than this!!

 

Take care of the new one. Oil changes every 30k. If you dont already have a heavy duty cooler, get one. Also remove the inline check valve in the cooler line.

Good luck.

 

Get a shift kit installed, that helps save the clutches, and a good cooler installed.

best of luck with the rest of the the truck.

 

someone told me something about removing the inline check valve.....where is it and what is its function.....

 

Yes, most shops take the check valve out since its been known to clog up and restrict flow. There might be more reasons, but thats what the shop that did mine told me.

The check valve is to prevent the oil from draining all to the pan, but from what I have heard from others with the CV removed there are no adverse issues. Some say you have to let it idle for a bit, but I never have (in the summer at least).

 

Thats pretty much it.

The check valve keeps the fluid in the cooler from draining back into the pan. And yeah the check valve will get clogged up with debris and stop cooler flow. That means no lubrication for the hard parts in your transmission.

Ill have to snap a picture of the next ram that comes in so you can see exactly where the valve is.

 

thought it was in the return line at the start of the steel tubing thats resting near/on the frame...?

Glad to have a professional transmission tech here, you will be a very busy person on this forum.

 

It is, but a picture is worth a thousand words. Dont want anybody cutting the wrong hose.

And thank you.

 

damn, new tranny at only 72k miles. shoulda gotten a stickshift, they last way longer

 

I think the lowest mileage transmission ive ever rebuilt was at 36k. It was in a ford windstar.