Re: Re: 2005 Dakota - More Info (cars.com)

From: Pindell, Timothy (TPindell@OTTERBEIN.EDU)
Date: Fri Feb 06 2004 - 10:05:44 EST


Don't forget the old 80s FWD Turbo Dodges. The intercooled cars had the
A555 built by Getrag. That's a tough little gearbox- and rebuildable if you
can ever find one. I wonder why DB decided to switch vendors. Does Getrag
make trannies for the MB side of the 'family'?

> Yeah, it kind've sucks to see the NVG going away - I wonder if they
> still make the transfer case? The 3000GT VR-4 I traded in on my '96
> Dak had a Getrag 5-speed. Its supposed to be a sealed case and thus
> non-serviceable. Supposedly the SOP for fixing transmission problems
> was to trash can the old tranny and pop a new one in there, at a cost
> of $6K or so. That's one of the reasons I started to think about
> moving on to another vehicle when the warranty expired. ;-)

>I know that Getrag does make transmissions that don't have sealed cases,
some of the berettas/corsicas/cavaliers with the 3.1L v6 from the earlier
90's had getrag 5 >speeds in them, and they were fully serviceable.



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