Crit how long have you been waiting for the tranny to come in from the
dealer?
>From: Crit Bennett <crit@engineer.com>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET
>To: dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET
>Subject: Re: DML: 5 speed problem
>Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 23:02:00 -0400 (EDT)
>
>Man Will, I feel like a moron now. I remember hearing nothing but good
>things
>about the NV3500 prior to ordering in August. The good news is that at
>least
>the 4.7s aren't failing! It sounds like you're getting the same bearing
>cavtation and whine that I am. I finally found a dealer to replace both my
>tranny and the clutch that was warped when the first guys replaced the
>throwout
>bearing. They told me that as long as mine didn't ping or fluctuate at
>idle,
>they didn't see any need to flash, so the truck will stay with them for the
>week. Having to reclutch reverse is normal and happens sometimes with all
>trannies. Sometimes the gear teeth hit and you've got to turn one to get
>them
>together. Your synchro problems could be a result of the bad bearing(s) or
>someone using the wrong gear oil (non-hypoid). If you can get the tranny
>serviced and check on it, I'd be curious where your problems are and if you
>find which bearing is going. I'm curious about going to an NV4500 but I'm
>not
>confident in my tranny swap abilities and certainly want to wait until
>after my
>new NV3500 is out of its service warrantee. Make sure to pipe up if you
>learn
>anything new. I should get a new tranny near the end of the week or early
>next
>week.
>
>Crit
>
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