When I bought my Dak new the standards were rated for a greater towing
capacity that the automatics.
The 95 brochure spells it out 5.2, 5spd, 3.91 7100# towing capacity: 5.2,
auto, 3.91 6900# towing capacity.
I not quite sure what you are reffering to with the Getrag as this is a
German company which designed a geaset for GM FWD cars and was used by CC in
the Turbo II, Turbo III, and Turbo IV applications. Did they also design a
gear set for the trucks ? BTW the towing capacity for the diesels has always
been greater for the manual shifts than the automatics simply because the
autos can not handle the torque of the Cummins as well.
KW
-----Original Message-----
From: Shaun.Hendricks@bergenbrunswig.com
<Shaun.Hendricks@bergenbrunswig.com>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Friday, December 11, 1998 5:30 PM
Subject: DML: NV 3500
> All it takes is driving that tranny hard and it collapses. It's fine
for
>street use and light work but you don't want to haul heavy loads with it.
>There's a reason why the Automatic transmission is rated for heavier loads
>than the manual tranny, it's built stronger and can handle towing better
(This
>really doesn't apply so much to the Daks but it really applies to the
powerful
>Rams). The NV transmissions have been consistently DOWNGRADED in hauling
>capacity by Dodge in an effort to stem all the problems with them breaking
>under load. Dodge should've walked away from these transmissions years ago
or
>forced NV to fix them, but I guess they've been too busy with their "Rules
>have changed" ads to actually change the tranny. Word to the wise, don't
push
>you're hauling capacity if you have the NV transmission.
>
>Shaun H.
>(If you are wondering why I'm so vehiment about this topic, this
transmission
>has cost my father over $10,000 in repair and replacement bills. Had he
known
>he was going to have this problem he would've had a better transmission put
in
>to replace the Getrag that died on him. Don't get me wrong, he loves the
>truck and engine, but hates that tranny with a passion that's hard to
miss.)
>
>---original message---
>Driver error maybe? The NVG 3500 has been put in a ton of vehicles and
>its known to be a very reliable tranny. I've got 25,000 on mine now,
>not a peep out of it.
>
>
> Steve, 29
>Apache Junction, Arizona
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