Re: Shifting problem--'95 5spd manual

From: wromberg@acsalaska.net
Date: Tue Mar 15 2005 - 20:15:40 EST


Actually, yes--my wife was rear-ended in 2003--mostly bumper/tailgate damage. This was AFTER the tranny re-build and the 2nd clutch. In other words, the shifting problem started before then.

How might the rear-end accident affect the shifting exactly? Just curious

----- Original Message -----
From: B1LLYW@aol.com
Date: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 2:55 pm
Subject: Re: DML: Shifting problem--'95 5spd manual

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> In a message dated 3/15/2005 6:23:40 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> wromberg@acsalaska.net writes:
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> > Hey everyone,
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> > I'm looking for some assistance with a problem I'm having with
> my '95 DAK
> > (V-6 4WD with 5-spd. manual transmission). After several good
> years of
> > trouble-free driving, my truck has developed a shifting problem
> that the local
> > dealer cannot seem to fix. At 122,000 I replaced the original
> clutch. Soon
> > thereafter, I started having significant difficulty shifting
> into 1st gear from a
> > stop (after vehicle warmed up) along with consistent grinding
> when trying to
> > go into reverse.
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> Just curious, has it ever been in a wreck?
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> Bill White - KRC Performance
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> http://www.revelation320.org
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> '02 Dakota QC Sport Plus, 4x4, 4.7, 5spd, 3.55 LSD, Leather,
> Sirius, 180
> t-stat, NGK 2262's, KYB Gas-A-Just Shocks, MBRP Stainless Split
> Duals, Superchips,
> HO Cams
>
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