I will probably need the tranny rebuilt in my 2001 CTD and was wondering if you guys had any recommendations in the St. Louis area. The truck is mobile and I will probably be going to High Tech Transmissions for a look-see later this week. They have a shop that is close to me in Greenville, IL.

The guy that I talked to is named Lonnie who is a self proclaimed "old guy" and evidently a Mopar drag racer.

http://www.hytechtrans.com/?gclid=CNLhuMG2vMMCFW5o7AoduA0AVg

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Whats wrong with yours? Is it noisy or grinding going into any of the gears? I have rebuilt many of them but I'm about 2 hrs west of St Louis.

Well, here's the deal. It is a new to us/old truck and I probably am not used to the tranny. The clutch does seem fine, it begins to engage almost immediately. It does grind on occasion when going into reverse and can be difficult to get into gear when up and down shifting.

Lots of threads out there about changing to an Amsoil fluid. I think that I will just let this guy take it for a ride and see what he thinks about the shifting. It's no where near ready to grenade.

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May just be an issue with the clutch hydraulics. If it has and aftermarket HD clutch, some require upgraded clutch hydraulics to allow increased pressure plate travel so the clutch will release properly. Also could be a bad pilot bearing. The factory units are known to fail. Sometimes this will cause the input shaft to keep turning even with the pressure plate released. NV5600s are mean shifting by nature. They have a complex system of shift rods and forks along with big heavy parts making them not the easiest to shift. I agree with the fluid change to Amsoil. It does help.