Check out, for example, http://www.transmissioncenter.net/dodge.htm about 7/8 of the way down the page -- or to get to it more easily, search that page with your brower's "Find" feature for Remote Automatic Transmission Filter Kit. I've got mine on the right (passenger side) fender well, out of harm's way, easy to reach.

Stuff one of those on there, along with a pan with a drain plug, and you can leave the pan on until it's band adjustment time. And only replace the internal filter when it's so old that decomposition becomes a concern. I'll be swapping mine out every 100,000 miles, but I wouldn't worry about decomposition before 15 years or 250,000 miles.

 

good stuff. thank you. #76DD says for cummins, so #76D?

 

What is in the kit and what does it do?

 

Good info but have a question. Does the drain back check valve in the remote filter prevent the tranny fluid from draining back out of the torque converter the same as the stock setup? TIA

 

Its some different valves and springs for the valve body. Part of the install is also drilling a small hole, so that the torque converter gets charged with the trans in park. It smooths shifts, and eliminates some of the TCC shudder than folks experience.

Basically, it's a 'shift improver kit'.

 

Maybe this will work..

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This one says it all. Motor is toast.

 

 

You're welcome! Yes, #76D is the one you'd want.

Yep, sure does.

Ouch. Drilling the valve body (line to lube bleed) is really the worst way to go about it. Twenty bucks will buy a modified manual valve that does the trick just fine and doesn't lead to drainback problems.

 

yep. i shook the pan before i took it down cuz i fully anticipated damage but wasn't prepared for that lol

I tried to take the best pics I could with my cell