A better way to flush the old fluid out is;
1. Drop the pan and change the filter.
2. fill with 4qts ATF+4
3. Remove the plastic shroud between the radiator support and the frame
crossmember. This will give you access to the tranny cooler lines.
4. Break the fitting between the rubber and steel lines that is approximately
in the middle of the truck below the radiator. Place the ends into a bucket
that will hold at least 4qts.
5. Start the end and place gear selector into neutral (pump does not run in
park) and pump between 3-4 qts into the buck. New fluid is picked up from the
pan an pumped to the torque convertor, old fluid in the torque convertor goes
into the bucket. This way very little old fluid gets mixed with new fluid.
6. Stop end, refill tranny and repeat No.5. Do these a total of three times.
7. button everything up and you are good to go with all new fluid in the
tranny.
Dave Clement
99 SLT+ CC 4x4
In article <BAY11-F120BD6DC19D4B28BBC1F88A2940@phx.gbl>, hemidak@msn.com ("Chad
Evans") writes:
>
>
> for one thing i personally think that tranny fluid should have been changed.
> If you do change the gasket get the updated one from mopar. It is reiforced
> steel with a rubber surround. The new tranny fluid from mopar works great.
> ATF+4. If you Changed the fluid and filter, buy a couple of gallons worth.
> That way you can save some money and do a flush yourself so to speak. Drive
> for a couple three or four gas tanks. changed the fluid. keep doing so until
> you have used up your new fluid. making sure you fill to the proper levels.
> If you do that maybe three-four times. You should have close to new fluid in
> there. what little is left shouldnt be a problem. IMO.
>
> >From: egiblock@runbox.com
> >Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
> >To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
> >Subject: DML: Tranny Leaking.. Need Suggestions
> >Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2005 15:39:41 +0000 (UTC)
> >
> >ok.. so my truck has been in storage for about a month and half for the
> >winter.. last weekend it was nice outside, so i pulled it outside, and
> >notices that i have a leak somewhere, and that it's leaking tranny fluid.
> >not
> >much, but enough to make it noticible on the garage floor. (maybe about a
> >drip
> >puddle and 4 ft of a thin line going to the drain).
> >
> >anyways, what are my options with this thing ??? can they fix that like a
> >radiator where they can pump liquid into it and sort of pressure test it to
> >find out where the leak is?
> >
> >it's a 1999 dodge dakota 3.9v6 club cab sport. with about 79,000 miles.
> >the
> >tranny has never been messed with, it's the original fluid and all that
> >stuff...
> >
> >also, when it was cold outside last winter, the truck would always have
> >problems shifting between 3-4 (automatic). it would rev relly high and
> >then
> >shift into gear after high revving for a little bit...
> >
> >thanks for the help people..
> >
> >
> >--
> >Eric Giblock
> >egiblock@gibsdakota.com
>
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