Hello Shane I am in Everett, Wash. Not far away.
----- Original Message -----
From: <shanec@spie.org>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 3:28 PM
Subject: RE: DML:tranny solution
>
> The Dodge shop in Bellingham, WA quoted me $600+ for a tranny swap. I
> laughed, then decided to do the work myself (~10 hours to drop the old and
> ~16 to install the new). I also ordered the "heavy-duty" auto tranny with
> the Kevlar bands, heavy-duty converter, and Transgo reprogramming kit,
> however I bought mine from transmissionexchange.com for a total of $1,700.
> Then I ran into a problem with torque specs (thanks John, for the email on
> torque specs) and the 1992 FSM said to torque the flex plate to the
> converter to 55 ft. lbs. That stripped out the converter ($200 for a new
> one). I then went to the local Dodge shop looking for the correct specs
and
> the "tranny guy" said he NEVER follows the torque specs in the FSM, he
just
> uses that lock-tight glue stuff. YIKES!!!! That scared me enough to
never
> take my Dodge there again. So, just make sure your mechanic didn't get
the
> same training that this one did! But $400 seems a lot more reasonable
than
> $600. Good luck!
>
> Shane Craven
> 92 CC LE 4x4 auto 3.9L
> Bellingham, WA
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Meyerhoff [mailto:mike@mypants.org]
> Sent: Friday, May 03, 2002 2:58 PM
> To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> Subject: DML: tranny solution
>
>
>
> Seemed like there was a bunch of tranny problems on list at the same time,
> mine included. I settled on a solution today and thought some others
might
> be interested.
>
> I ordered a "street/strip" 42rh from HughesPerformance today. It will
come
> with all the good stuff (keolene steels, race frictions, kevlar bands).
> They were knowledgable when I called and very helpful. Anybody else buy
> anything from them?
>
> I'm also gonna order a Mopar converter (P4529403). It lists it as a
> 1900-2100 stall converter. What should I expect from daily driving with a
> higher stall speed that the stock converter? (milage will go down right?)
>
> The local dodge dealer quoted me $350-$400 to do the swap does this sound
> reasonable? I'm also going to get some royal purple ATF. Hopefully the
> dealer won't throw a fit about not using Mopar fluid.
>
> Thanks for any input
> mm
>
> __________
> Check out my dak's specs at:
> www.mypants.org/mike/Dakota/index.html
>
>
>
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