Transmission problem
#1
Transmission problem
So my truck now likes to give a big ol' kick when downshifting. Not a good throw your head back kick, but an oh **** I've ****ed something up kick. I definitely messed it up while mudding a few days back, I wasn't the least bit gentle on it. Could doing a full trans fluid flush help anything or am I going to be looking at a rebuild?
#2
First things first, do the flush and cross your fingers. See where you're at after that. If you really don't want to do it yourself, I just got a flyer in the mail from my Dodge dealership advertising to do it (fluid, filters, and band adjustment if necessary) for $129.95. May be a little more for our trannies since we have two filters, but not a bad price for a $tealership.
Be glad you don't have a Continuously Variable Tranny in these trucks like my wife's Jeep does. Just read last night that the CVT+4 fluid for those is about $40 a quart.
Be glad you don't have a Continuously Variable Tranny in these trucks like my wife's Jeep does. Just read last night that the CVT+4 fluid for those is about $40 a quart.
#3
I know that stuff is fun and it's using a truck like a truck is supposed to be used, blah, blah blah, but that's why I don't that kind of stuff with my truck. 80k and she still looks, drives and smells like a new truck. You might also have mud caked all around the trans. Get up under there and have a look.
#4
I'll have to get under sometime to check that. I cleaned it up pretty good even hit the engine bay for the first time in forever but I wasn't able to get up under it. I'll be in at the dealership on Monday to try to schedule a flush hopefully it will help something. I have a 2000 mile roadtrip in a week, my 4 year sentence in the Marine Corps has expired lol so I really don't want to drive cross country with it acting up like this.
#5
I cleaned up the underbody pretty good today, it was caked. I went ahead and flushed my radiator too for my drive ahead. I'll probably be in a the dealer tomorrow morning, but that I'd add to this first. Aside from the hard downshifts, the only other symptom seems to be when I first shift it into drive. It hesitates for about 3 seconds and sounds kinda clunky. Shifting into reverse seems fine, just drive. So bad downshifts + hesitant into drive. Any ideas other than fluid?
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I took it to a trans shop today and he said the clutches are probably just wore down, but apparently it's not as bad as I'm making it out to be. Idk, I definitely don't like it and it shouldn't be happening. I'm going to have to put it on the backburner for now tho since I'm driving home in a few days. If it gets any worse tho Idk if I'll be able to sell it or trade it in.
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There's a guy on another forum who did a 4.7 auto to 5.7 manual on his Ram. He had a few issues with the computer and still has trans related codes popping up but apparently it runs good.
Good idea would be to get a PCM from a manual truck, and the full wiring harness, if you wanted it to be perfect factory style. The punch out for the stick is already in the floor too if I remember right.
Good idea would be to get a PCM from a manual truck, and the full wiring harness, if you wanted it to be perfect factory style. The punch out for the stick is already in the floor too if I remember right.