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From: Amarillo, Texas
Okay, all you transmission gurus! It's been a LONG time since I've been on here. But I have a problem. What in the HELL is wrong with my tranmission?! If anybody remembers, I had it rebuilt completely about 5-6 months ago. Everything worked great, ran great, felt great...until I punched it. From about 40-50 MPH, then flooring it, say trying to get up the on-ramp with traffic, she would downshift to second, shift to third, then right before she would shift again, about 3000 RPM, it would just let go, and my engine would rev high. I let off the gas, and it would catch. No jerking, nothing rough, just grabbed again. Took it back a few months later (was in the middle of a turnaround), and he replaced some actuater, servo, said the tranny still looked good. He told me to try that and if the problem still persisted, to leave it with him a few days to tear it back apart. So I did. He checked everything (supposedly) and said it still looked good, but the torque converter wasn't replaced during the initial rebuild. So he replaced that. He said he hasent gotten it to slip since. Picked it up today, punched it at about 50 MPH...SLIP. #$^&% SLIPPED AGAIN! What could be the damn deal? I'm sick of taking it back to this guy and not getting anything out of it. He hasent charged me for any repairs, just can't seem to mitigate the problem. Any ideas? Could it simply be a band adjustment? My engine couldn't possibly be pushing too much power, could it? I'm out of ideas.... help 
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From: North Charleston, SC
Give me until sunday. Ill sit down on go through the pages ive missed. I have been SLAMMED at the shop for the last few weeks. These long hours and stress is wearing me out right now.
In the last two weeks ive had 6 hondas, 5 fords, 2 toyotas, and 3 chevys.
In the last two weeks ive had 6 hondas, 5 fords, 2 toyotas, and 3 chevys.
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No Dodges?? That's unheard of...
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same crap mine does. I adjusted my tv cable and finally cheked the tranny fluid like i was suppose to"hot and in neutral" was a qrt low.
put in a qrt,adjusted cable and its doing btr but slippin in 3rd now when I try and gas on it.
My tranny guy shut the shop dwn after 25years and my year warranties is HISTOOORRRYYYYY.
I love this trk,just hate the trannies!!
put in a qrt,adjusted cable and its doing btr but slippin in 3rd now when I try and gas on it.
My tranny guy shut the shop dwn after 25years and my year warranties is HISTOOORRRYYYYY.
I love this trk,just hate the trannies!!
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46RE trans problem
Have a 1997 dodge 5.2 litre 4X4 with a 46RE trans in it (original owner). It has a problem I haven't seen before.
To start with when I was waiting a stop light and then went to drive ahead it would engage harshly but not all the time.
So I decided to change the trans. oil and filter and adjust the bands. When I removed the pan and inspected it, there was no debris or even discolored oil, clean as a whistle. After I did all this the trans seemed to work fine. Then about a week later I got another problem.
Upon start up you could put it in gear (forward or reverse) and it would engage crisply like normal, go from 50 to 100 ft. and the engine would rev up and it would quit moving.
If I shut it off let it sit for a minute, then start it up it would go another 50 to 100 ft. and do the same thing.
So I figured better pull it out and have a look, expecting to find burnt clutch material or something in the pan this time. Got the trans out, took it all apart and did not find any major issues....
Could the governor solenoid or converter cause a problem like this?
Thx
To start with when I was waiting a stop light and then went to drive ahead it would engage harshly but not all the time.
So I decided to change the trans. oil and filter and adjust the bands. When I removed the pan and inspected it, there was no debris or even discolored oil, clean as a whistle. After I did all this the trans seemed to work fine. Then about a week later I got another problem.
Upon start up you could put it in gear (forward or reverse) and it would engage crisply like normal, go from 50 to 100 ft. and the engine would rev up and it would quit moving.
If I shut it off let it sit for a minute, then start it up it would go another 50 to 100 ft. and do the same thing.
So I figured better pull it out and have a look, expecting to find burnt clutch material or something in the pan this time. Got the trans out, took it all apart and did not find any major issues....
Could the governor solenoid or converter cause a problem like this?
Thx
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4wd tranny> 2wd truck
Hi MonteC,
I see from previous posts that you said swapping a 2wd tranny to a 4wd truck is a pain. Does that hold true the other way around (4wd tranny into a 2wd truck)? I have seen a writeup for a 95 RFE tranny that shows all you have to do is remove the six bolts on the transfer case, 12 bolts on the adapter housing, and then put the tail housing from my dead 2wd tranny on the new tranny. Just wondered if that sounds about right with most of the transmissions or if there is something I'm overlooking. Thanks so much for all of your help.
Ben
I see from previous posts that you said swapping a 2wd tranny to a 4wd truck is a pain. Does that hold true the other way around (4wd tranny into a 2wd truck)? I have seen a writeup for a 95 RFE tranny that shows all you have to do is remove the six bolts on the transfer case, 12 bolts on the adapter housing, and then put the tail housing from my dead 2wd tranny on the new tranny. Just wondered if that sounds about right with most of the transmissions or if there is something I'm overlooking. Thanks so much for all of your help.
Ben
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Buddy of mine has a 2000 ram, he just replaced the tranny with one out of a 2001 durango. everything seemed to match up except for the neutral safety switch. the ram has a 3 wire and the durango tranny has a 5 wire. the sensors aren't interchangeable. any ideas on how to get the durango switch to work with the ram 3 wire harness???
Sonnax has an adapter for one of them. http://www.sonnax.com/announcements/22179-06K.pdf
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From: North Charleston, SC
hi, i need some help
01 dodge ram 2500 4x4 5.9 v8 gas, "z"
Auto trans
110k miles
trans was rebuilt 96k
did a motor swap, drove it around maybe 50 miles or so, not too many issues, the shifts were a little funny. It makes a whine in gear or neutral
now the other day it started to kill the motor when i come to a stop.
I roll to the stop in nuetral and its fine, but hes the wierd thing, if i start the truck, drive it around with out going out of 1,2 its fine...once the shift to 3rd happens, and i come to a stop the motor wants to kill. If i shift back to nuetral or to manuel 1/2 everything goes back to normal, and then the situation resets itself.... i can go back into drive fine.... once it shifts up into 3rd, then same issue, its like coming to a stop with out using the clutch.
i was thinking the convertor at first, but why would the gear i choose have an effect? i would think rev, drive, 1 , 2 would all have the same effect? why can i switch into 1st, then go back to drive while sitting still and the situation resets itself with no issue?
01 dodge ram 2500 4x4 5.9 v8 gas, "z"
Auto trans
110k miles
trans was rebuilt 96k
did a motor swap, drove it around maybe 50 miles or so, not too many issues, the shifts were a little funny. It makes a whine in gear or neutral
now the other day it started to kill the motor when i come to a stop.
I roll to the stop in nuetral and its fine, but hes the wierd thing, if i start the truck, drive it around with out going out of 1,2 its fine...once the shift to 3rd happens, and i come to a stop the motor wants to kill. If i shift back to nuetral or to manuel 1/2 everything goes back to normal, and then the situation resets itself.... i can go back into drive fine.... once it shifts up into 3rd, then same issue, its like coming to a stop with out using the clutch.
i was thinking the convertor at first, but why would the gear i choose have an effect? i would think rev, drive, 1 , 2 would all have the same effect? why can i switch into 1st, then go back to drive while sitting still and the situation resets itself with no issue?
The lock up clutch inside the converter is not disengaging. The converter is only applied after 3rd gear. That is way 1,2 and rev are fine.
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From: North Charleston, SC
Ive got a quick question I have a 97 1500 4x4 5.2 and my trans. is going out ( only have 2nd and 3rd gear) im looking for a replacement but all i can find are 2wd trans. My question is can I trade out the tail housing and make it a 4wd (was told I could but not a good source) or should i keep looking? Also is mounting a A727 an easier task. Thanks