Got an '02 Ram 1500 with a 360 and a 518 in the shop. Owner was complaining that it was slipping through every gear and would barely move.
Checked the fluid. Lot of debris. Filter's damn near packed. Out comes the trans. Every thing is clean in the main case except the front band. Still a lot of debris, though. Tear down the valve body. The suction filter is completely blown up, the solenoids are covered in more debris, passage look like s***.
Then we get to the O/D unit. Rut-row, Raggy. Nothing's coming apart. Seen this before: planetary gear set is fried.




I call the owner to let him know that I've got a donor trans planned for my Diplomat build laying there and his truck needs it. Gonna cost a little more since I'm gonna have to find a tailshaft unit for it before it can go in my car.
Asking a few questions, he does a lot of towing, just slams the selector in gear and goes.
Not any more, not if he wants to keep his warranty.
Seriously, folks, I know it's an automatic, but you wanna keep your trans in good shape, then shift through the gears like a standard. Take off in low on the selector and then shift up. An keep it out of overdrive unless your on the highway and already up to speed.
Checked the fluid. Lot of debris. Filter's damn near packed. Out comes the trans. Every thing is clean in the main case except the front band. Still a lot of debris, though. Tear down the valve body. The suction filter is completely blown up, the solenoids are covered in more debris, passage look like s***.
Then we get to the O/D unit. Rut-row, Raggy. Nothing's coming apart. Seen this before: planetary gear set is fried.




I call the owner to let him know that I've got a donor trans planned for my Diplomat build laying there and his truck needs it. Gonna cost a little more since I'm gonna have to find a tailshaft unit for it before it can go in my car.
Asking a few questions, he does a lot of towing, just slams the selector in gear and goes.
Not any more, not if he wants to keep his warranty.
Seriously, folks, I know it's an automatic, but you wanna keep your trans in good shape, then shift through the gears like a standard. Take off in low on the selector and then shift up. An keep it out of overdrive unless your on the highway and already up to speed.