RE: NV3500 shifts (or lack thereof)

From: The Man From Utopia (tmfu@home.com)
Date: Thu Mar 25 1999 - 18:50:57 EST


> Does anyone know what it is about the NV3500 which causes that
> hesitation which results in slow shifts? It feels like there is some
> resistance in there or something. If I'm sitting still with the
> clutch in,
> I can bang through the gears quite nicely, but once I start moving, and
> shift for real, just before it goes into gear, there is some sort of
> resistance to overcome... It hesitatates for a bit. Is this just my
> tranny, or is it common to all NV3500s? With the big long stick, its not
> really noticable, but if
> you grab the stick down about halfway, you'll notice it. (unless its just
> my truck
> that does it.) Obviously this is a detriment to fast shifts.
>
> I realize this is just a truck tranny, and it wasn't exactly
> designed to
> give the drag racers lightning quick shifts, but what can I do to help the
> situation? I'm sick of hearing those autos go banging down the track;
> makes my shifts sound fairly primitive. Would changing the fluid to Red
> Line help? I just built a short throw shifter for my truck, and this
> problem is really annoying now due to the loss of part of the "lever"
> action. If I want to shift as fast as possible, it takes some
> decent force
> to slam that puppy home. I'm not really all that comforatable exherting
> that kind of force on the tranny (even though it probably isn't much
> different than the force exherted by the longer lever).
>
> I get the feeling that I won't be happy until I have a T-56 in there,
> but maybe there is something I can do in the meantime? I may make my
> shifter a tad longer, and change to Red Line... Anything else?
> Originally, I didn't want to change to Red Line due to worries about
> voiding the warranty, but I don't care anymore. If the NV3500 breaks and
> Dodge won't cover it, I'll just buy a T-56. (Course, I'd probably have to
> install a new driveshaft and rearend at the same time, so I'm not looking
> forward to that bill...) :-P

I guess I have a NV3500 also. I don't know what the reason though. Kinda get
used to it after awhile. The way that mine shifts reminds me of driving a
deuceandahalf.

Greg
95 DSCC v6 5spd



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