cool, so it was already set up for hauling, one less thing to buy now all you need to decide is how long do you want the tranny to last. well cared for avg life of most trannys i have experienced is around 150-200k [4l65, 2wd] at best 90k [a4ld, 4x4] at worst. "bulletproofing" only extends life, no tranny is immortal... unless it's the eaton 10sp in my semi that has gone 1,300,000 so far.

 

yeah, I don't dogg my vehicles so probly just a good rebuild kit will suffice. I'm going to wait til I get the trans in a couple week ( as well as all the extras) and see if its a match then proceed from there about rebuilding it. Only other question I have is the transfer case, I guess if doing one best to do both?

 

Check the chain for slack, and see what the fluid looks like. If all is well, just run it. If it is high mileage (over 125K or so) replacing the chain may not be a bad idea.

 

Truck has 167K on the clock, no idea condition yet as so far Ive seen the last owner didn't take care of it at all ( blown plenum, 5 different spark plugs, waterpump, ball joints ) seems they just drove it to death and neglected normal maintenance. I haven't even tried the transfer case yet and had it since last July.... waiting for some snow....lol

 

just take it to a gravel lot or a field and give the 4hi/lo a check. drop it into each and see whats working. once the 4wd light comes on romp it and see if one/both of the front tires spin. if it's been a minute and the light hasn't come on drive it around the lot for a moment or two and then romp it, front tires spin then your wires for the light switch may have broken like mine. once you know the front has engaged drive it around for a few moments and listen for anything weird. that's what i do with any 4wd to test them.

 

Shame I couldn't test it when I bought it, the whole month was just pouring rain ( traded for it on 4th of july ) it ran good just had all the normal worn out crap but due to the heavy rain couldn't really tell anything else. So it was either jump on it or pass which was a fairly decent trade for a 2002 Jeep Liberty Renegade.

 

Check this list out for rebuild https://dodgeforum.com/forum/2nd-gen...fo-only-6.html
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Dave

 

If I were you, I'd spend a few extra bucks for a SunGo Shift kit and also Borg Warner bands. The OE Mopar bands are (literally) paper thin.

Also, once you rebuild the transmission, change the fluid and adjust the bands every 30K miles (this is actually spec'd in the maintenance intervals). Do that, and the transmission will outlast you.

 

Thanks, any info to make it better is worth its weight in gold.