Re: What year did dodge truck trans get better
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01/17/11 11:12 AM
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man i hear this stuff all the time i didnt know they built any thing bad or worse than any other car maker im going to say this again,, they will all go bad if you dont care for them, guys will run 150.000 miles never change fluid never check fluid, couldnt tell you where the stick is to check it,, we change are oil every 3-5000 miles never change trans fluid , life of the car,, its like we got automatical stupid here,, then after 150000 miles we have trans trouble,, MY GOD WHAT WAS MOPAR THINKING WITH THAT TRANSMISSION!!!! oooo well the insanity will never stop!! we really have come a long way tho,, we used to get rid of cars that had over 100000 miles to ,, now we are keeping cars till 200000 or more ive got a 95 neon 300000 on it no trans trouble, got 02 durango 160000 on it no trouble, got 96 caravan 200000 no prob, 99 1/2 318 120000 no prob, 94 shadow 1350000 no prob own a 99 chevey cavalier makes me walk all the time
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Re: What year did dodge truck trans get better
[Re: dennismopar73]
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01/17/11 11:34 AM
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I hear ya............
lots of folks have the "ain't broke, don't fix/touch it" mentality with the auto trans.
Little do they realize the filter will only flow so much as it clogs with clutch/band particles. And then the heat and lack of lubrication kills it.
I do mine at 100k or when it starts to show some brown tint.
Got 3 vehicles, all with over 180k+ miles.
R.I.P.- Gary "Coop" Davis 02/09/68-05/13/04
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Re: What year did dodge truck trans get better
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01/17/11 01:07 PM
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i guess with a 4 wd you never pulled nothin with it ? never got stuck? never did nothing to warrent tranny trouble ? there is always' something' that someone never wants to say happen ,,happened! anything can go bad, by the nature, but to put the whole year ./ vehicle in the trash is beyond realm of reality and belief
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Re: What year did dodge truck trans get better
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01/17/11 05:52 PM
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Pulling hard with the lock up converters would lead to converter clutch failure. That sent debris through the system and OD would fail.
I'm not sure if the problem would go away with regular servicing or if the converter clutches were simply too weak for heavy duty use.
We are brothers and sisters doing time on the planet for better or worse. I'll take the better, if you don't mind. - Stu Harmon
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Re: What year did dodge truck trans get better
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01/17/11 06:46 PM
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For a stock truck they where all ok.. Any HP and the best one would be the 6 speed auto. Those came out what in 06?
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1967 Fastback Barracuda with some go fast goodies.
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Re: What year did dodge truck trans get better
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01/17/11 09:50 PM
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My 2002 Ram 1500 with 360/auto has 278k on it and never had a lick of tranny trouble. I used to hear all the time that up through '02 the dodge transmissions were junk. I beg to differ. I do have the trans flushed about every 40k though. I'm a firm believer that's what keeps it alive. Great truck!!
I agree. Lack of tranny maintenance is the core result of most tranny failures. That's not to say that there could be the occasional runt in the bunch from the factory. I had the A727 Loadflite non lock-up in my 87 W150. I pushed, pulled, hauled and climbed with that one. Sold it with 213k on the original tranny (and regular fluid/filter changes) and it still shifted like new.
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