'01 Dakota 3.9 has no reverse...
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01/27/21 12:36 PM
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Son found a clean '01 w/ 130k miles on it with no reverse but supposedly normal operation in forward gears. Simple fix or overhaul? As usual for me, search is no help. Thanks Tim
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Re: '01 Dakota 3.9 has no reverse...
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01/27/21 02:34 PM
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one time, i had a 727 in a chrysler that had no reverse because when the previous owner adjusted the bands, somehow the band strut fell out, loosing reverse. put the strut back in, and all was well for thousands of miles afterwards. having the 3.9 engine, however, suggests there may be a 904 variant behind it, and i remember lots of stories about the band anchor spot welds breaking from the band, causing the "no reverse" symptom. in this case, the transmission definitely needs to come out. unless you always park so you don't need to back up..........
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Re: '01 Dakota 3.9 has no reverse...
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01/27/21 05:28 PM
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Thanks. Now that moparx mentioned it, I recall hearing that about the welds also. He found a '98 w/ a 5.2 we,re going to go look at. He would prefer the 5.2 over the 3.9 and the guy wants too much for the '01 w/ a trans problem anyway. Thanks again. Tim
'71 Charger 383/727 '17 Challenger SXT (Wifeys car )
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Re: '01 Dakota 3.9 has no reverse...
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as i recall if the adjustment gets to loose the servo piston can pop out of the housing,it can be put back in the car,but,it means the band is most likely worn very thin
my ladder of success is missing some rungs
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Re: '01 Dakota 3.9 has no reverse...
[Re: 383man]
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01/28/21 07:31 PM
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Thanks, Ron. It was a truck for sale and he passed on it. Bought a '98 Club Cab with a 5.2 today. Very clean truck. Identical to his first Dakota after he graduated HS. Tim
'71 Charger 383/727 '17 Challenger SXT (Wifeys car )
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Re: '01 Dakota 3.9 has no reverse...
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01/29/21 03:51 PM
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See if it has eng braking in low. If it does not then the low/reverse band is not working. If its the overdrive trans it can also have a problem in the overdrive that can also give no reverse. Ron Ron, PM sent
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