Hi, I'm a new member to the DF. I have a 95 Ram 1500 4x4 with 236k mi. I've owned since new. Today as I was entering traffic I managed to hit a pothole just as I was accelerating. I made it about 20 feet before the engine revved and I coasted to a stop. After the tow home I pulled the pan and didn't see any metal filings etc. I should note I've never had this transmission rebuilt and I've changed fluid regularly. I also use it to plow my driveway and a few others but not commercially. Before I pull it any thoughts as to what might have happened or things I should check? It's dead... Doesn't go into any gear. Could the torque converter have gone bad? Thanks much!

 

honestly your best bet with the high miles is to just do a rebuild either do it your self if you know how. or have a tranny shop do it

mine went out at 99k in my 01 ram 2500 i do alot of towing so i had mine rebuilt with a HD shift kit. it ran me about 2500 dollars

 

Thanks! U are probably right. I can pull it and take it in for rebuild. I was trying to determine if I should just end of life the truck or not. It's been a great truck but it is getting pretty rusty and how long do I keep it on life support. :-)

 

well do you like your truck?

do you have a picture of it

 

Just hitting a pothole should not have cratered tranny. Has it had any shift problems or slipping? Could linkage have popped off?

 

Go under the truck and shift the lever on the drivers side of the trans by hand and see if that fixes the problem. Make sure there is someone in the truck holding the brake though.

 

i was laying under my truck once doing something i can't remeber what i think i was check for a exhaust leak and i wondering what would happen if i did that when it was running i about ran my self over lol... not funny at the time but i look back and have to laugh

 

I do like it. It's a SB and can get into tight places. Just getting old like me. :-) I did jack it off the ground and played with the linkage but no go. I'll get my wife out this morning to attempt a couple other tests. Best make sure she's in a good mood.

 

No slipping but had occasionally had it slip out of overdrive. I'd agree that a pothole shouldn't have done this. I just replaced my front axel seals, track bar and put on new tires. Hadn't expected this. I think it's pretty clear. I just need to buck up and start pulling it out. I really appreciate the ideas and thoughts.

 

2500 bucks for a rebuild BigGreen? Holy smokes. I hope for that kind of money, they did a LOT of upgrades.

restoman: If you want to keep the truck, and never worry about your trans again, check out PATC Mega Viper. You DO have a lotta miles on the truck..... done anything with the plenum yet? (check out the stickied thread at the top of this forum.)