2004 dodge ram 3500
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2004 dodge ram 3500
ok so I bought this truck last week, with 225000 miles on it for $7000 out the door at a dealership.
single cab 5.9 diesel with a 6 speed tranny. Took it home and changed all fluids in the motor and the diff.
Put the truck to work 4 days later hooked up to a 4 car trailer and was loaded with 4 cars and was cruising down the hwy at 65 and then heard a loud pop.
I thought the rear end blew out but my transmission sounds like rocks in a blender now with your foot off the clutch pedal.
as long as you keep the clutch pushed in, theres no noise.
I still have gears, but besides the loud sound, something is rolling around in there and binding up the gears.
My question is, what transmission is in this truck? Where can I find a new one or complete rebuild kits for the transmission at?
single cab 5.9 diesel with a 6 speed tranny. Took it home and changed all fluids in the motor and the diff.
Put the truck to work 4 days later hooked up to a 4 car trailer and was loaded with 4 cars and was cruising down the hwy at 65 and then heard a loud pop.
I thought the rear end blew out but my transmission sounds like rocks in a blender now with your foot off the clutch pedal.
as long as you keep the clutch pushed in, theres no noise.
I still have gears, but besides the loud sound, something is rolling around in there and binding up the gears.
My question is, what transmission is in this truck? Where can I find a new one or complete rebuild kits for the transmission at?
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i agree with scott91370. if the noise dissapears when you press the clutch then it is a problem with thrush bearings-pressure plate.
just replace the whole clutch with a heavier duty one if your doing lots of towing.
By the description of the symptoms you gave i would put money on it that this is your problem as i have seen it before.
good luck
just replace the whole clutch with a heavier duty one if your doing lots of towing.
By the description of the symptoms you gave i would put money on it that this is your problem as i have seen it before.
good luck
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well it was the worst of the worst. The mechanic got inside and saw that the transmission only had about 1 quart of fluid inside and it got too hot and snapped some gears loose. So he said it would probably be best to buy a rebuilt or used one as opposed to rebuilding mine.
Does anybody know where I can find one for a decent price? or maybe a complete rebuild kit with all new insides and gears?
Does anybody know where I can find one for a decent price? or maybe a complete rebuild kit with all new insides and gears?
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The trans you have is an NV5600, and is a great tranny.. You could probably have a rebuilt one installed for about $3,000 and still have a great truck. If you paid 7k for the truck, and 3k for the trans, you're still only into the truck for 10k, and it'll last you for a while yet to come.