I have a 98 5.2 ram, had a rebuilt trans done to it. The problem almost went away after the rebuilt. After 30 days I went back, I was to take it back in for them to check it out. They drove it and they said it was ok. The problem before and now is, it slips. After going thru the gears and you are now on regular drive mode, press down on the gas pedal it slips or jerks until you let off the gas pedall and baby it again. The slipping or jerking does it in the drive mode. Going thru the shifting of gears, it doen't slip or jerk. If I hit the button for the overdrive to be off, it doesn't do it to a degree. It has slip or jerk, but very seldom it happens. But it feels like it could happen. This reminds me like on a standard transmission the clutch is going out. It is getting a little worse as time goes by. I took it back to the business that done the transmission work and they inform me that it wasn't the transmission and it be could engine trouble. He even hooked up a meter to see if there was any codes. No codes. Any suggestions?

 

Welcome to the site. I will move this thread to the second generation Ram section,
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TC anyone?

 

Did they put in a higher stall converter? They didn't re-use the stock one did they????

 

These are the parts that was replace in the rebuilt transmission. I copied what was on my invoice sheet: All required 47rh transmission rebuilt parts including banner kit with all seals, steels, gaskets and o-rings, bushing kit, front band, manual valve, pressure regulator valve, reman torque converter, filter and fluid.

 

Reman??? Hope it was better quality than the stock unit.....

I do question a few things though.... First, you have a 46RE trans...... I suspect gaskets/seals/clutches/steels are pretty much the same between them though.... I think some of the hard parts might be meaner in the 47 though.....

Just plugging a code reader into the OBDII port isn't going to tell them squat about what the transmission is doing. It WILL tell them if the PCM thinks there is a problem, but, even if the transmission FAILED, the PCM may STILL not think there is a problem.......

They need to plug into it, and check pressures, under driving conditions. They need to verify that various solenoids are doing what they are supposed to. There have been problems reported with using aftermarket/reman solenoid assemblies as well.

Take it back, tell them it ain't right. (and if they say it may be an engine problem, ask them why they suggested you rebuild the trans in the first place then.) If they won't do anything for you. Get a second opinion. In writing, including an estimate of repairs. Take it back to the first shop, and suggest to them they can either do the work under warranty, or, you will pay someone else to do it, and have your lawyer contact them, (or, you will see them in small claims court.)