why ? aaron enlighten us
--- aaron <aaro@enteract.com> wrote:
> Sounds like a good kit, how much did it cost and
> where did you get it?
> Leaving the stock accumulator spring in sounds good,
> removing it and not
> putting one back is a bad thing, and can only lead
> to problems, and that
> what I was getting at. >>>>>>>> .If the kit you get
> does not have an
> accumulator spring and tells you to run without one,
> take it back and buy
> another brand.
>
>
>
> Aaron
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET]On Behalf Of
> John Neff
> Sent: Sunday, January 28, 2001 12:21 PM
> To: dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET
> Subject: DML: RE: shift kits
>
> >>>I just installed a shift kit from Superior
> Technologies. They use the
> same
> shift kit for all A500 through A618's as they have
> the same valve body. The
> kit is specified to work on everything up to and
> including 1998 models,
> which are RE, which is what I have. The install was
> painless from the
> standpoint of modifying the VB it self. Getting that
> thing in and out
> without instruction on how to do it was another
> story, but I got it done
> without any extra bolts left over. It does not
> instruct you to remove the
> accumulator spring. The only item removed from the
> tranny that didn't go
> back in or be swapped was a single check ball. In
> all, I replaced 5 springs,
> replaced the plastic rings on the accumulator with
> steel or iron rings
> supplied, drilled out 5 holes in the separator
> plate, drilled one hole in
> the upper VB plate and cut one exhaust port also in
> the upper VB plate. The
> instructions were very clear on how to do everything
> even without the video.
> There was nothing that needed to be done to the
> electrical controls as the
> Transgo kits does. I think I'm still working air
> bubbles out of the VB so I
> can't give too much of an impression on the results,
> but I believe it's
> doing what I want it to. Plus, if I want it to shift
> firmer, I can adjust
> one spring with the VB in the truck after dropping
> the pan.
>
> John
> 98 Dak 4X4 CC Sport, 5.2L, Auto, Mopar headers and
> computer, F&B TB, Gibson
> cat back, MSD 6A and Blaster SS coil, Superior
> Technologies shift kit.
>
>
>
>
> >I the only one I've found for the "RE" is transgo
> and if you use one for a
> earlier trans you my have problems. Mopar
> >performance doesn't have one for this trans they do
> have one for the "RH"
> >but the trans is slightly different. Trans go kits
> come with a video, nice
> >if you plan to do this your self. I have not been
> able to find the "RE" kit
> >online just call a Trans go dealer. If the kit you
> get does not have an
> >accumulator spring and tells you to run without
> one, take it back and buy
> >another brand. I've heard B&M kits don't work will
> with this trans. One
>
>
=====
Frank G
http://members.onecenter.com/autoworld/dakota/index.html
Mopar or no truck
__________________________________________________
Do You Yahoo!?
Yahoo! Auctions - Buy the things you want at great prices.
http://auctions.yahoo.com/
This archive was generated by hypermail 2b29 : Fri Jun 20 2003 - 11:58:46 EDT