Transmission fluid change
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^ +1 on that. then install a drain plug in the pan.
http://www.pavementsucks.com/tech-article-39.html
^when draining, note that the fluid level is above the rim of the pan. as you loosen the pan and crack the seal, fluid will run out everywhere. so put a BIG catch pan under the transmission. once it starts leaking out, stop and let it drain for awhile. you'll get one or two quarts out at this point. once the flood subsides, then slide the jack under the transmission pan and drop it. hold it nice and steady with all 3 hands as you lower the jack. or else...
http://www.pavementsucks.com/tech-article-39.html
^when draining, note that the fluid level is above the rim of the pan. as you loosen the pan and crack the seal, fluid will run out everywhere. so put a BIG catch pan under the transmission. once it starts leaking out, stop and let it drain for awhile. you'll get one or two quarts out at this point. once the flood subsides, then slide the jack under the transmission pan and drop it. hold it nice and steady with all 3 hands as you lower the jack. or else...
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i thought it was supposed to be 13 foot pounds.
spitfire, do yourself a favor and go to the dealership and get one of their pan gaskets. it is plastic with rubber on either side. a lot of people have trouble with trying to get a regular rubber seal to not leak. i've never had the dealerships gasket leak and you can re-use them four or five times before they need replacing. and don't use cork, cork gaskets really blow.
edit: it is 13 foot pounds. and the filter is 35 inch pounds.
http://www.rm-indy.com/tech.htm
go to that site and a little bit down the page is a link for a service manual (60mb), its the dodge factory service manual for a 2001 ram and it will be a lot more helpful than a haynes manual will ever be.
spitfire, do yourself a favor and go to the dealership and get one of their pan gaskets. it is plastic with rubber on either side. a lot of people have trouble with trying to get a regular rubber seal to not leak. i've never had the dealerships gasket leak and you can re-use them four or five times before they need replacing. and don't use cork, cork gaskets really blow.
edit: it is 13 foot pounds. and the filter is 35 inch pounds.
http://www.rm-indy.com/tech.htm
go to that site and a little bit down the page is a link for a service manual (60mb), its the dodge factory service manual for a 2001 ram and it will be a lot more helpful than a haynes manual will ever be.
Last edited by Sheriff420; Dec 3, 2009 at 08:12 PM.
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Dodge says 13 ft lbs, I think I'd go with that.
http://dodgeram.info/tsb/recalls/Notice690.htm [step #16 at the bottom]
I've done em most of my life by feel and have never had a leak, but if you got a decent torque wrench, use it.
http://dodgeram.info/tsb/recalls/Notice690.htm [step #16 at the bottom]
I've done em most of my life by feel and have never had a leak, but if you got a decent torque wrench, use it.
Last edited by xray99; Dec 3, 2009 at 08:08 PM.
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Dodge says 13 ft lbs, I think I'd go with that.
http://dodgeram.info/tsb/recalls/Notice690.htm [step #16 at the bottom]
I've done em most of my life by feel and have never had a leak, but if you got a decent torque wrench, use it.
http://dodgeram.info/tsb/recalls/Notice690.htm [step #16 at the bottom]
I've done em most of my life by feel and have never had a leak, but if you got a decent torque wrench, use it.
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From: Western NY,
isnt the pan and gasket the same on all 2nd gen years??.....I think we are splitting hairs here and either would be fine...