Lucky Jeff
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yea, just give me your auto and swap in my 5 speed.. you gotta rebuild it.. But that's easy for you 
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DIY dodge auto tranny...
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deerlick
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your symptoms sound like the kickdown band is worn. pull it out and pull it apart, they are real simple trannys. kickdown band is around 20 bucks. check your valve seals for your bands and make sure they arent bleeding off. usually your clutches will be good still.also theres a wave spring in the overdrive unit that will fail to but normally u will find the broken piece in your pan if its broke. OER out in poulsbo sells real good billet tripple clutch converters that they build for under $1000.
ive got an 02 with alot of extras, i thought id get away for awhile without the converter after building it, and i was wrong it took 1 day to gernade the coverter. its been great since but did just go through it and replace a worn band. unless your puttin up huge #s this should hold up just fine
ive got an 02 with alot of extras, i thought id get away for awhile without the converter after building it, and i was wrong it took 1 day to gernade the coverter. its been great since but did just go through it and replace a worn band. unless your puttin up huge #s this should hold up just fine
tomsbrokeagain
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Buy the parts you want, get a "good" manual,and do it yourself.
I like these manualshttp://atsg.com/
Thats all that I used herehttp://www.nw-wheelers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=33129
Mine does have quirks/ bad shifts but it is in the Tuner not the tranny. The trans doesn't like going from tow tune to race and back again all the time.
I like these manualshttp://atsg.com/
Thats all that I used herehttp://www.nw-wheelers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=33129
Mine does have quirks/ bad shifts but it is in the Tuner not the tranny. The trans doesn't like going from tow tune to race and back again all the time.
tomsbrokeagain
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A GOOD! shops converter should be able to be freshend back up for 1/3 the original cost. Down side is you will have to do without the rig for a week or two.
I run a Suncoast 1056 in my Alli 1000 and a lot of people upgrade their converter for 3-500$ 1056 to a 1057/1058. The original price was like 1300-1500$ IIRC.
crash2
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But there is the big difference. Your tranny is a true 100% electrical controled. Mine--just TTC.....
tomsbrokeagain
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I would still recommend this manual and DIY. The ATSG manuals cover ALL of the ins and outs of a FULL rebuild. The drawback is ATSG won't cover aftermarket hop-ups. Your trans (for what you do and I think you want) should only need valve body and torque converter.
WHITE TRASH1
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A buddy of Peanuts used to build these trannies all the time and from what I understand he is damned good at it. I'll PM you his info when Peanut gets home. He's in Renton so at least he's localish to your end of the state.
crash2
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Ya--I am not looking to build a race truck--I just wanna be able to load it up and head out with no worries.....
If I had the $$ I would just take it to somebody....
tomsbrokeagain
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The problem that I found is that the shops want a lot of $$$$ to build a tranny.
crash2
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I agree. We have a few nicely pumped up duraturds come thru who have built alisons--and they were not cheap....
tomsbrokeagain
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Your telling me I have about $3k into mine and that is only parts.:eeek:
Lucky Jeff
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Opie will sell you a bullet proof tranny through his company.. Intelligent engineering.. If you want the full meal deal.. you can go upwards of 9k.. Plus you have to find your own tcase out of a F650-750 to mate to his oversized output shaft :redneck:
Avanteone
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I've sold several auto trans. built by TRC in Kent. They do all the heavy duty internals, valve body upgrades, etc.... along with the billet 3 disk converter and stuff. I can get you a price if you'd like, and you could just swap it out.
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deerlick
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Trc is also who we use they are very good and dyno them before install and if we have a problem they send a tow truck out and get it fixed and deliver it back to us
PORTER
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Mike, I thought we talked about this at one time.
I would call Rip @ Source auto He would be willing to work with you on a drop off and pick up, so all you would have to do is extract and install. I would think a converter and vb and some other up graded billet servos I think its not more than $1,500 or 1,600. Add in a few hours of shop time and it would probabily be around $2,200, provided you didnt want any of the expensive shafts, depending on your driving habbits you will never need the upgraded shafts. It will need to be tuned to some degree, for some reason it will want to start out in 2nd gear if its not right(I think mine was doing that on initial start up). I personally donot have a source tranny but I do know he carries quality stuff (dunright if im not mistaken).
warning ! source auto
I would only recommend source auto for buying parts. They don't stand behind there work, and they are difficult do deal with. A friend had them do his dodge tranny it only lasted 3months then it lost second gear(mildly modified 24valve) they charge him to fix it
. I would recommend dunrite components. I had my trans. rebuilt with about 100k, ive put another 80k on it with no problems (shifts great/tows great). Also With the dunriteVB and converter you dont need the billet components unless your truck has more than 450hrs at the tires.
would recommend finding a good local shop the uses the dunrite parts, so if you have problems you will be taken care of.
what about DDP in Monroe Wa.I have heard good thing about there qaulity and their just down the road from you.
good luck mike
I would only recommend source auto for buying parts. They don't stand behind there work, and they are difficult do deal with. A friend had them do his dodge tranny it only lasted 3months then it lost second gear(mildly modified 24valve) they charge him to fix it
. I would recommend dunrite components. I had my trans. rebuilt with about 100k, ive put another 80k on it with no problems (shifts great/tows great). Also With the dunriteVB and converter you dont need the billet components unless your truck has more than 450hrs at the tires.would recommend finding a good local shop the uses the dunrite parts, so if you have problems you will be taken care of.
what about DDP in Monroe Wa.I have heard good thing about there qaulity and their just down the road from you.
good luck mike
Lucky Jeff
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I would only recommend source auto for buying parts. They don't stand behind there work, and they are difficult do deal with. A friend had them do his dodge tranny it only lasted 3months then it lost second gear(mildly modified 24valve) they charge him to fix it
would recommend finding a good local shop the uses the dunrite parts, so if you have problems you will be taken care of.
what about DDP in Monroe Wa.I have heard good thing about there qaulity and their just down the road from you.
good luck mike
What was he doing to make 2nd gear go? And what did he have done to the tranny in the first place? I am willing to bet your buddy is only telling part of the story. I've known Rip for 8 years and he is a very good guy and has always taken care of me and the people I send to him.
